What is Meditation and How is it Used?

  It is important to take time for yourself, to spend a moment to check in with you. Slowing down and attuning to ourselves may feel odd. What is it we are supposed to be checking for? How can we slow down and listen to our breath when we barely have enough time...

Changing Our Relationship to our Thoughts and Feelings

  Our thoughts have a powerful influence on our emotions and actions. For some, the connection between thoughts and feelings gets lost in the blur of daily tasks and routines. When living life on automatic drive, connection can be lost to our inner world and the...

Emotion Regulation for “Spirited Adults”

  The classic book “Raising Your Spirited Child” was written twenty-seven years ago by Mary Sheedy Kurchinka, to provide hope and guidance to parents of children who are more intense, persistent, sensitive, perceptive and energetic than the...

Some Self Care Ideas

When the schedule gets busy, it can be hard to find time for self-care.  Self-care is important for our mental and physical health. It can even help in being productive in other areas of life.  To some, the words self-care conjures up a bunch of people at...

Escaping the Drama Triangle

Last week’s blog focused on the frustrating dynamic of Karpman’s Drama Triangle – the dance between the victim, persecutor, and rescuer. It’s a dance we may be all too familiar with and one that can happen subtly. But once we recognize it, how...