My counseling psychology Master’s Degree program required 100 hours of personal therapy, and I found a Jungian analyst nearby. We held sessions in her home’s comfortable den, adorned with paintings, sculptures and two tall oak bookcases. She was a petite older woman, casually-dressed with pure [...]
One advantage to being a mindfulness teacher is the explosion of scientific evidence about how good meditation is for your brain. The ancient pundits who taught the same techniques I teach today didn’t have clinics full of scientists promoting them, but today I can sight [...]
When you’re so burned out that everything feels like a mini-trauma, you will benefit from counseling that feels safe and nonjudgmental, a real respite from whatever anxiety is happening in the rest of your life. “Safe” means the person you counsel with, the setting for [...]
I know the feeling you are seeking. I know the impulse, the rush, and exhilaration your addiction "promises" you. But I also know the letdown, the guilt, the shame that follows. Instead of turning to the liar that your addiction is, try these 150 activities [...]
