Years ago, I received one of those phone calls that you don’t forget. It was a call to inform me that someone I knew had taken their life. Their pastor’s wife asked me to go with them to the house to be with the family. It was one of the most harrowing and heart wrenching … [Read more...] about Stuck in Grief – When Life Hits You Like a Football to the Face
Mental Health
Making Space for the People You Care About
How can you expect to have deep, meaningful relationships if you never make space for the people in your life that you care most about? When did you make the shift from hanging out with friends, talking on the phone till all hours of the night with the love of your … [Read more...] about Making Space for the People You Care About
Therapy in Pictures: Your Vessel
When we are born, we are each given a vessel to contain the things that happen in our lives—the good and the bad, the monumental and the common things that happen to us all. Sometimes, life pours a lot into the vessel at once, and sometimes, it only gives a few drops at a time. … [Read more...] about Therapy in Pictures: Your Vessel
How to Stop Sabotaging Your Goals: Overcoming Excuses and Finding Your Why in 2025
See if this sounds familiar I've had a specific goal for a long time. I think about it daily, but instead of taking any fruitful action, I only think about it. Truthfully, it's more accurate to say that I obsess over it. I think about how I should have started … [Read more...] about How to Stop Sabotaging Your Goals: Overcoming Excuses and Finding Your Why in 2025
From Character to Author: Understanding the Story of You
Surface-Level vs. Deep-Rooted Focus The focus of therapy can often be what’s going on in the here and now, your day-to-day present life. Addressing this part of your life is akin to studying a tree's trunk, branches, and leaves. This therapy focus can be beneficial, as many … [Read more...] about From Character to Author: Understanding the Story of You
Understanding the Nature of Crisis: How to Digest Something You Didn’t See Coming
The holiest and heaviest moments in therapy are often sessions where the person sitting across from me is coming to grips with unthinkable news. Something has come up that has set off a bomb in their inner world and often their outer world. It might be the workplace sexual … [Read more...] about Understanding the Nature of Crisis: How to Digest Something You Didn’t See Coming
