So a funny thing happened on my way over to write this post…I knew what I wanted to write but didn’t have a title. I stared at my monitor and up in the top right corner I have these quotes from “Hello, Dolly” that show up. My friend Jef, who …
So the end is in sight of all the denominations that have been a part of my life. We’re now to Episcopal. And this is the church I attend now. And I consider myself an Episcopalian. This is a pretty huge statement coming from me because as much as I …
I’m assuming we’ve all had that experience of realizing time is both fact and fiction. There is the measurable increments of seconds and minutes and then there is that fascinating and bizarre phenomena of timing passing too fast or too slow. Like people who say their adult children were babies …
I belong to a group on Facebook focused on writing and publishing. Someone just left the group due to judgmental comments. Mean words. Then I read an article about how one comment meant in a teasing way, caused a profound response. I have been on both sides. At work one …
I was in marriage counseling almost 25 years ago and the counselor told my spouse he needed to stop a behavior that was scary and painful for me because I was the person he had promised to love, honor, and respect. I was his partner. That’s what you do. And …
It’s Father’s Day on Sunday and I was happy to post about my Dad and some steps towards healing in our relationship. Something that has been asked of me repeatedly when people (or therapists) know much of my background is, “How did you make it?” Well, first, we need to …