This post is narrated in this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_WO7D8u8sE Keeping our cold seat In standard meditation practices, a common instruction is to “keep your seat”. People who say they “can’t…
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…
https://youtu.be/_h-Pz-HXL-c The String 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,…
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…
Therapist's log Twelve years ago, I found myself starting to journal seriously for the first time. I'd started journaling a few times before but it didn't stick for long. Perhaps…
“The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.”Rainer Maria Rilke For just about all of us, every day brings some disappointment, even if small, if…
“We are kept from our goal not by obstacles but by a clear path to a lesser goal.” Robert Brault We see the advice everywhere. Health maintenance organization brochures feature…
“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.”Abraham Maslow Rumination, the way…