“We really need to get going on your 2025 tax return, due date is getting close.” This is what the email said on September 26… the extension deadline, that is. Why? Why do I do this to myself? It isn’t like I didn’t already pay in all the taxes I owe earlier. … [Read more...] about Confessions of an Equal Opportunity Procrastinator
Anxiety/Depression
What Are You Doing Here, Elijah? A Bible Story About Burnout and the Nervous System
You might be surprised to know that there are many people in the Bible who I would describe as a total basket case. We've got David, who can seem manic and dances around in his underwear, and other times seems depressed and wishing for death. Samson has such a bad breakup … [Read more...] about What Are You Doing Here, Elijah? A Bible Story About Burnout and the Nervous System
This Will Not Be Me
“Mom, you have to eat something.” I have made three things, and she won’t eat any of them. “I need my coffee.” “Ok, but you need to eat something.” I bring her a cup of coffee. She takes one sip and makes a face like she just drank dirt. “It needs sugar.” “Mom, I … [Read more...] about This Will Not Be Me
Turns Out I am a Flight Risk
Listen to the blog: I remember running through a park with my dad chasing after me, mad as a hornet. I think of that now in my counseling training in anxiety and trauma. You’ve heard of fight, flight, or freeze responses. In that instance, I was fleeing. Another … [Read more...] about Turns Out I am a Flight Risk
I’m a Therapist With an Anxiety Disorder – Here’s What Actually Helps
Listen to the blog: This may seem like an unusual confession from a therapist, but most of my regular clients already know this about me: I have an anxiety disorder. I have struggled with anxiety really as far back as elementary school. It started in the way a lot of … [Read more...] about I’m a Therapist With an Anxiety Disorder – Here’s What Actually Helps
Start Today, No Waiting: Making Space in Full Days
I made my first king cake today. It actually came out pretty good. It was an all-of-a-sudden, a “Hey, I think I'm going to make a king cake today.” There was no planning, no leading up to this decision, just something in the moment I decided I wanted to do it. I had never made … [Read more...] about Start Today, No Waiting: Making Space in Full Days
