Uncertainty, Risk and Emotional Exposure

Uncertainty, Risk and Emotional Exposure

There’s Comfort in Staying Small I remember years ago listening to a podcast with Brené Brown that discussed the fact that when you are bold and speak your authentic story, that it’s not always rosey and it doesn’t always feel heroic.  In fact, I recall her talking...
Comparative Suffering

Comparative Suffering

Why I Held Off On a Blog There is a term known as Comparative Suffering that essentially means that we often hold off on sharing our own trials when we compare our suffering to that of others.  I had wanted to share my struggle with a challenging business situation I...
I’m Not Flashy

I’m Not Flashy

Vegas It’s been 8 years since I have been to Las Vegas.  A lot has changed over the years structurally, but the one thing that you can always count on is the Flashiness of the Vegas Scene. I’m not a typical Vegas lover, as I hate to lose money… so I don’t gamble, I...
The Body Keeps Score

The Body Keeps Score

Trauma and The Body Bessel van der Kolk wrote a book in 2014 called The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and the Body in the Healing of Trauma. The book quickly became a famous must-read for therapists working with trauma.  It helped to explain that trauma is not...
When Preverbal Experiences Drive Your Current Behaviors

When Preverbal Experiences Drive Your Current Behaviors

But I Just Want To Work on My Anger? Often someone will come to therapy and they state something like “I want to control my anger that shows up in my interactions with my boss, co-worker, or even partner.  I go from 0-100 in seconds and don’t know how to control...