It’s Saturday morning and the tiniest hint of light is creeping in, just barely beginning to illuminate the dark blanket of sky outside of your window. Your eyes flash open … Read more
Rosalie had grown up on a small horse farm in southern Kentucky, where she spent her afternoons mucking stalls and bathing and feeding the horses. She was especially attuned to … Read more
Growing up, on the evening of every first day of school you could find me sitting on my bed surrounded by my various classes’ syllabi. I now had in my … Read more
If you’ve been a therapist and spent any time on an airplane or at a dinner party, you’ve certainly experienced the playing out of a familiar trope: You tell someone … Read more
At my grandmother’s funeral earlier this year, my aunt gave the eulogy. In a church filled with her legacy – her people – she recounted Sylvia’s misadventures and tender moments. … Read more
If you resonate with the idea of being a high-bandwidth human and have spent time seeking out mental health support, it’s likely that at some point you’ve probably felt somewhat … Read more
I wrote a much briefer version of this over on Instagram last week, and afterwards decided I wanted to expand on this topic. I also don’t usually send an email … Read more
“I don’t ask hard questions. I ask honest questions.” – Krista Tibbet Being a therapist carries an occupational hazard of becoming allergic to small talk. Most of us can’t help … Read more
Most mornings, I try to take a walk and listen to a meditation or dharma talk on the Libby app. On particularly cold or wet mornings, I’ll opt for the … Read more
There’s a story often told in Zen teaching that I shared with my You School class not long ago. It’s one of my favorites because it gets right at the … Read more
I never realized what an offensive question, “What would you like for breakfast?” was until my youngest child came along. Faced with the decision of what to eat, especially in … Read more
My kids hated to see me coming on a Saturday morning. They’d be scattered around the house – deep in cartoons, video games, or craft projects – still in pajamas, … Read more
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