Sep 5, 2023 | Choice, Enjoy Life, Forgiveness, Love Yourself, The Work, Time to Heal
I used to think I needed to beat myself up so I could be a better person. It’s like I believed I needed to scold myself for all the mistakes, the people I trusted and shouldn’t have, the times I said the wrong thing or shouldn’t have spoken at all. Only then could I...
Aug 22, 2023 | Choice, Love Yourself, The Work, Time to Heal
After college, I recreated my childhood normal by marrying an emotionally unavailable man and desperately trying to get his time, attention, and love. Around him, I felt just like I did when I was growing up with my rageful, deeply disconnected father. There were...
Jul 30, 2023 | Choice, The Work, Time to Heal
Clients often hit different aspects of their core issues and complain that they thought they were done with “that thing.” They’ll say, “I thought I was past this,” or, “Haven’t I already dealt with that shit?”, As if leaning into your core issue of...
Jul 2, 2023 | Choice, Enjoy Life, Love Others, Love Yourself, Time to Heal
Having worked with thousands of clients who constantly tell me I’ve helped them more in one session than a decade of therapy, I can say this for certain: you can’t heal what you don’t feel. But how do you let yourself feel the things from your past you’ve spent your...
Jun 3, 2023 | Choice, Enjoy Life, Love Others, Love Yourself, Time to Heal
One day, a friend of mine was walking down the street with his brother when his brother was shot and killed. It was a case of mistaken identity. So, for the next three years my friend was filled with hatred and rage. Self-admittedly, he was an asshole of...
Feb 26, 2023 | Choice, Enjoy Life
Have you ever noticed how sometimes good things just come to you? And some days (or weeks or months) nothing seems to go your way? Or maybe you see others having the things you want most, but you can’t seem to find them for yourself. It’s easy to blame...