Life is hard. We want to find an easier way, but we struggle with it. Part of the problem is simply this. There may be no easier way. We just have to make a decision about where we are going to put our energy. In counseling there is the idea that we never really solve […]

I found an old journal from 2009. I must have gotten it for Christmas that year, because it was filled with New Year’s desires and goals for 2010. It was sweet and sort of sad to read about what I was wanting to create back then. The good news was that I have done all […]

The new year is a time for setting fresh goals and making plans for self-improvement. Unfortunately, most New Year’s resolutions fail. So, why do our resolutions fail? One reason that our resolutions fail is that they are often too big. We have a cultural mindset of the new year or new beginnings as fresh starts, […]

We are living in a time when change is upon us, like it or not. There is A LOT to deal with at present- politics, social injustice, pandemic, climate change, war, economic crisis- there are too many breakdowns to actually count right now. In my work with my clients and students, I see change happening […]