We’ve all got things about ourselves that we don’t like. Sometimes it’s our physical appearance, something about our personality, our emotions, or even our health. Have you ever noticed that the more you focus on it, the worse it feels and the more you want to find a way to fix that part of you? I’ve been thinking lately about …
Oh, baby, there sure are a lot of ways to DO anger, let alone any other feeling, right??!! I’ve certainly used my fair share of approaches over the years. When my sister and I were kids, we had a paper route together. Sometimes we would have deep, adolescent talks about life while we were delivering papers. Other times we would …
Over the years, I’ve come to embrace a different understanding of the meaning of true freedom. It’s been powerful and liberating for me and for others who come to share this lens, including many patients with whom I work. Instead of true freedom requiring us to find a way OUT of our current moments, feelings or experiences, I’ve discovered that it …
This question wasn’t one I even knew to ask when I was in my 20’s navigating chronic illness. I simply assumed my body was betraying me.
Isn’t it funny how often our focus is pulled toward what we don’t want in our lives? When we are not happy with a relationship, a job, our health, the state of the world, or even the shape of our body, we so easily focus on all the details of what we don’t like about these things. This results in …
