
The summer is dwindling. The days are getting cooler, we’re harvesting the tomatoes that have ripened all summer, and the dry leaves seem languished and resigned to their descent. Fall…
The summer is dwindling. The days are getting cooler, we’re harvesting the tomatoes that have ripened all summer, and the dry leaves seem languished and resigned to their descent. Fall…
‘I was only going to say that heaven did not seem to be my home; and I broke my heart with weeping to come back to earth; and the angels…
“You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the…
This morning, I encountered a few things that left me feeling anxious. An insurance company denied a request for a client after I had been on the phone with them…
This is the final post in a series about acceptance and letting go of control. In this post, I talk about how truly experiencing loss makes room for new…
So far, we have established that pain is a part of the human experience and that we hold ourselves to unrealistic expectations when we try not to feel pain. We…
Last week’s post was about how all human beings experience pain, and how trying to stop ourselves from feeling pain is a natural behavior. Like an animal with a foot…
In order to live an honest, full life, we must accept rather than resist all of our human experiences. We must recognize where we don’t have control and let go…
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an evidenced based therapy for traumatized teens and their families. I have successfully implemented TFCBT with dozens of families over the years, but I recently became…