I don’t know what else to call it. So I am calling it “The Fear of Being a Therapist.” I’m finding that a number of beginning counselors and those who have been practicing for years hold a variety of fears that are crippling and overwhelming. These are the fears I hear about from beginning counselors … Read more
What Does it Mean to Be Self Disciplined? There is probably a thin line between being self disciplined and being inflexible. If that is the case, I’d like to get close to that thin line. I define self discipline as: The ability to set limits on what is not productive or not adding value to … Read more
The Holidays As Thanksgiving is upon us and as Christmas, New Year’s Eve & Day approach, we are all engaged in various traditions…or lack thereof. Many of us find ourselves missing the holidays of our past when our families were intact. Others long for an imagined future that is better than now. And some of … Read more
Clearing the Clutter Lately, I’ve been on a mission to clear clutter. I don’t consider myself to be a packrat. I don’t think of myself as keeping things out of some sentimental value. Nor do I keep many things just in case I will need them some day. What I found were 3 types of … Read more