This post is narrated in this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/IE1Jwhhy1iY Taking the plunge I don’t know exactly why I started getting in cold water three years ago. Carl Jung said that…
Books Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg A lot of what underlies anger is unmet needs and unacknowledged emotions. Nonviolent communication is…
This being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness,some momentary awareness comesas an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all!Even if they’re…
Oscar first introduced himself to me on a beautiful sunny day in the early and snowy winter. I was struck by how close he came to me, and how he seemed small and conspicuously alone. In retrospect, at the time, it felt a bit like looking in a mirror-perfect reflection of a calm lake. A friend later told me that he likely had been abandoned by his flock, since Canadian Geese are usually social animals. I didn’t know if that was true, but the possibility wrenched my heart.
This post is the text of a video essay I've hosted on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/rFBa3utVVOo Most adults have been hurt in romantic relationships in the past. When we’re young and…
“When we were babies, we didn’t smile sweetly at our mothers to get them to take care of us. We didn’t pinpoint our discomfort by putting it into words. We…
“Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man.” Aristotle Psychodynamic therapy and psychoanalytic therapy are sometimes used interchangeably, as there is more overlap than difference between them. One…
Meditation in some for or another is arguably a crucial practice for living our best lives. It is to our minds and hearts as physical exercise is to our bodies.…
A great supervisor once told me that "depression is anger turned inward." Therefore, if you struggle with depression you may also benefit from the list of resources I made on…
Books In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts (Gabor Mate) https://read.amazon.com/kp/card?asin=B004ZZMBH6&preview=inline&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_TSSR109NGTRWRPWN84TE&tag=metaforest-20 Dopamine Nation (Anna Lembke) The Craving Mind (Judson Brewer) https://read.amazon.com/kp/card?asin=B06VSPVRQQ&preview=inline&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_PDQE8CPGV1K7XMAW5GEH&tag=metaforest-20 Videos How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction (Gabor Maté) Dr.…