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Follow Along“Should” is a Four-Letter Word
‘Should’ is the only word we shouldn’t say. How do I say that better? ‘Should’ is a terrible decision-making guide. ‘Should’ is potentially the most destructive word in the English language. That’s saying something, and I’m happy to be challenged on that one!We use ‘shoulds’ to twist ourselves into pretzels and then we feel the pain of that. We...
The Impulse of Life that is You!
I had a life-changing, perspective-changing experience in meditation one day about a year ago. In my meditative state, I had the felt sense of being a fetus in utero. I was that baby, floating peacefully in a dark space. It was wild! And it got wilder…I then...
What Developmental Stage Are You In?
Infancy, toddlerhood, school age, pre-adolescence, adolescence--all these developmental stages look crazy different from each other. In each of them, we have different needs, motivations, interests, attitudes, emotions, and cognitive abilities. But our development...
Do Therapists Get to Post About Their Personal Lives?
My own fears have kept me from writing about some of the most transformative years of my life. About seven years ago, unbeknownst to me at the time, I started busting out of a cocoon of self-hatred and self-denial. But I’ve kept myself from writing publicly about...