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Importance of Noticing This past week I was in Grants Pass Oregon camping on a beautiful property that our long-time friends have owned.  We have been visiting them in Grant’s Pass for the past 30 years.  There’s just something amazing about this small town.  The people are kind, they help each other out when in […]

But I’m Just Too Busy Life is Busy.  I get it!  You’re running around trying to manage life or the lives of your kids, parents, or others and sometimes it’s just all overwhelming.  Yet when clients come to me with this question and want the miracle answer or nugget of knowledge that is going to […]

I’m Practicing Self-Compassion It’s been seven and a half months since my mountain biking accident.  It’s embedded in my memory as a day that I’ll never forget, much like other huge events that I can still completely place myself in.  I know exactly what I was wearing, and my senses are awakened to so much […]

C-PTSD Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) is a condition that can develop in individuals who have experienced prolonged and repeated trauma, such as childhood abuse or neglect, domestic violence, or captivity. It is characterized by a range of symptoms, including emotional dysregulation, difficulties with self-esteem, problems with relationships, and a distorted sense of self. Extended Resourcing Clients […]

Palm Springs This last week I took off 3 days from work and traveled with my family to Palm Springs California.  My husband and his family are huge Oklahoma University fans and they follow women’s softball.  My almost 90-year-old father-in-law keeps handwritten stats of all the players and since this Mary Nutter Softball Tournament was […]

A common issue among many women seeking therapy is their concerns about intimacy and or changes in, or lack of libido.  Some women are young and just struggling with their own insecurities and or feelings of shame around their sexuality, desires, and or individual needs.  Men seeking treatment often struggle with partners who have little […]

Downtown Chicago I’m writing this blog as I sit in Chicago Midway airport after a week-long EMDR training with therapists who primarily work in downtown Chicago, inner-city work, with distressed urban areas of concentrated poverty and low income.  We brought an approved curriculum (I didn’t write) yet I was trained in, that met EMDRIA approved […]

It’s My Fault It’s My Fault is a very common negative cognition that so many of my clients carry the burden of.  Often these individuals assume things are their fault even if everything inside them questions the validity of this.  Individuals who are quick to assume that things are their fault have usually been conditioned […]

Flexibility As we come into the new 2024 year I have been thinking a lot about what word really captures what I want out of this upcoming year.  After a few years of surgeries and injuries, I realized that my body took quite a beating.  Prior to shoulder surgeries and my accident where I broke […]

It’s A Lot As we prepare for the final stretch of this holiday season many of you are likely feeling the stress of all the planning, parties, gift purchasing and coordination of the holiday menu.  Sometimes all the to-do list activities can rob us of our joy, relaxation and presence with friends and family.   Over […]