What does it mean to face our shadow? To face our shadow in essence is to re-own parts of ourselves that we view as unworthy or bad or those parts will re-own us. What is meant by this is that all the parts of ourselves we try to suppress or hide, which we deem are […]
Accepting or Settling?
Accepting or Settling? A client recently asked me this question: “How do you know if you are settling for someone or accepting them?” I found this to be a very good question. How do you know? Settling for someone is when you choose to be with that particular person despite the fact you know in […]
Support Group for Women Going Through a Separation/Divorce
New Group Forming: Are you going through a separation/divorce and feel alone and fearful with many questions about what lies ahead in the near or distant future? Then this group may be for you. This is a support group for women going through a separation/divorce and is a peer emotional support & informational group. This […]
How to Know if Our Relationship is in Need of Help
These could all be signs our relationships are in trouble. Do you feel alone in your relationship? Do you feel like you have no connection with your partner? Do you accuse one another of “not accepting me for who I am?” Do you have separate interest and spend little quality time together? Do you feel […]
Dealing with Criticism
If you are human, you have probably dealt with criticism at some point in your life. At first this can seem like a personal attack and our ego wants to jump up and defend its self with some sort of rebuttal. We may want to blame the other person by pointing out their faults as […]
Understanding Our Reactions
What are the causes of so many negative emotional states we seem to carry with us each day in our bodies, minds and spirits? One of the causes is we are usually stuck in the past, in our subconscious mind, and this shapes who we are today. Most of the time in life we are […]
Understanding Mindfulness
The term mindfulness refers to a way of being conscious in the present moment, not allowing your mind to wander into the past or into the future. This is not such an easy thing to do when you first incorporate mindfulness into your life because we are conditioned in this society to always be on […]
What is Positive Psychology?
Most people have heard the cliché “beauty is only skin deep,” but I believe true beauty starts with an inner happiness. What truly constitutes an inner happiness? We have been conditioned in this society to believe external material gains will make us happy, e.g., having a big house, nice car, affording a luxurious vacation or […]
Are there Different Types of Suffering?
Are there different types of suffering? Is all suffering equal? I first listened to an individual speak on this topic a year ago, but it is a topic that has stayed in the forefront of my mind ever since. In speaking of my own experiences, growing up I was always aware there was suffering that could occur […]
Forgiveness: The True Self-Love
I was recently asked to facilitate a class on-line called Self-Love as part of a program called Conqueror. I have been asked to teach on self-awareness; why it is important to preserver; importance of self-care, etc. However, this got me thinking about what really is self-love? I mean, what is really at the core of […]