A Need to “No”

A Need to “No” ~ We regularly encounter things in our lives that seem really hard to do. Rising to a challenge that seems insurmountable, coping with an unwanted diagnosis, committing to important lifestyle changes, and saying goodbye to someone we care...

Safe Harbor

Essays Skating Along One of the biggest things that drew me to becoming a counselor, was an interest in hearing truth. Read more. Taking Stock I don’t know about you, but I really feel for those hard-working people at our local grocery store on a Saturday. Read more....

Smile

Email Brain Gym ~ I have this friend who shall remain nameless in this essay. He is the undisputed master of the terse reply. At least in texts and emails. He excels at the one-word answer and has taken to new heights the less-than-complete sentence.  I sometimes...

A Meaningful Life

Later in Life ~ I am blessed to work with, play with, and teach lots of people who are past mid-life, many of who are WAY past midlife! I have beautiful and enthusiastic seniors in their 90s who come to me for counseling and who attend my dance, yoga, and exercise...