Run towards joy, not away from pain

by | Jan 8, 2020 | Uncategorized

Avoiding pain Running from pain, I was running from myself. I was shocked when I heard this: Most of us run away from pain, not towards pleasure. Why do we go back over and over again to abusive relationships? Even when we know how much it hurts us?  Why does our...

Life is too short to settle for less

by | Dec 26, 2019 | Uncategorized

 Life is too short.  It really is. What’s brought this home to me so clearly is that my mother recently passed away. It wasn’t unexpected because she was 98, but she wasn’t in a nursing home. She was in great form. But she died very suddenly. Anyone...

Norma took action & changed her life

by | Dec 11, 2019 | Uncategorized

 There’s one thing that bugs me about therapy. There are great counselors out there I’m sure, but then there are others who seem to want to keep you needing to rely on them for years. And how much does that cost you emotionally and financially? One woman I have...

Doubting myself. Overcoming doubt

by | Oct 24, 2019 | Uncategorized

Doubting myself. Overcoming doubt. I had a bad week recently. One of those weeks where self-doubt filled my head. You know the monster that self-doubt can become? Well, I let that little monster grow in my head. I was having this crazy self-doubt about what I am doing...