I rarely raise my voice. Usually, if I do, it is when I am driving alone in my car (okay, with others too) and someone cuts me off in traffic. You can probably guess where I am going with this. I raised my voice this week. Only for a minute…but it happened. I felt so helpless and trapped and believed Read more…
“And so much of our experience is intangible. So much of what we perceive cannot be expressed. It’s unspeakable. And yet, you know, when we communicate with one another and we feel that we have connected and we think we’re understood I think we have a feeling almost spiritual communion. And that feeling may be transient, but I think it’s Read more…
I am an avid reader. I enjoy reading books for enjoyment as well as books related to my clinical practice or the courses that I am enrolled in as a doctoral student. Right now, I am reading a book that, to say it succinctly, is enlightening. The book is about couple relationships. Some may marvel/shriek at the thought of a Read more…
23 years ago today, my brothers were born. It was not until recently (within the past few years) that I realized the significance of this day. My relationship with each of my brothers has evolved from that of squabbling siblings to becoming each other’s confidantes, friends, and family. I do not know what I would do without them in my life Read more…
“A grandfather told his grandson, my son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, and truth. The boy thought about it, and asked, which wolf wins? The old man quietly replied, the Read more…
