when I was just finishing grad school, 24 years old, had never had a job, had no idea what I DIDN\’T know about being a therapist (just about everything), I was tying up loose ends at my field placement. I\’d been training in family therapy, and seeing what we then called \”multi-problem families\” (read: poor. […]
musings on knowing Read More »
I want to write a blog post. I started one earlier today. But I was writing it for….well, you (whoever may be reading this). Not *from* me. I have had an eventful, meaningful last two weeks: I went to Jen Pastiloff\’s retreat at Kriplau, which as always cracked me open in ways I didn\’t realize
reach out. connect. We\’re all we\’ve got. Read More »
Hi Amy, I\’m not really even sure how to write this to you.I mean, I talk to you all the time. But I don\’t often write to you, like I used to. Today, you would have been 51 years old. But forever, you will be 31 years old. Right? that\’s actually a question I have
#MissingAmy, birthday edition Read More »
Recently, I was presenting at a conference. It was a conference of mostly folks who worked with ex-offenders coming from incarceration.the presentation was on vicarious (or secondary) trauma, and its relationship to self-care—and the importance of the latter to offset the former. I had a Power Point, I told some stories from my work, yadda,
that time I got asked about MY self-care Read More »
I\’ve committed to writing every day. So here is a story for you. (note: I feel about 99 years old after writing this.) Online dating used to take a bit more work. See, back before smartphones or tablets or even everyone having a laptop…. we all had desktops (with dial-up internet). We could only be
a brief history of online dating #The100dayproject Read More »
[Hey! Pssst! you reading this! Are you feeling overwhelmed or run down? did you know about my self-care group?PUTTING OURSELVES FIRST: CREATING SELF CARE An 4-week online offering starting April 2For class info, and to register, click here] I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Jen Pastiloff\’s workshop ON BEING HUMAN this weekend,
The empath\’s backpack (or: whose shit are you carrying?) Read More »
I want to talk about napping. I think it\’s something we don\’t talk about enough. (yes, I\’m serious.)And it can be a big part of self-care. It is a big part of mine. I have had insomnia my whole life. It\’s sort of better now, or maybe I just deal with it better than I
The Art of the Nap Read More »
Do you feel the need for more self-care in your life?Do you make promises to care for yourself, only to find yourself, well, not doing that?ME TOO.Are you Highly Sensitive?Are you an Empath? SO AM I. This class is for everyone….but if you find yourself feeling run down, yearning for more balance, and you are
Putting Ourselves First: Creating Self-Care (an online offering) Read More »
eight years ago, long before this website was a remote idea, I wrote this on Facebook: we make \’resolutions\’, which imply something needs to be fixed. We need to do more of something, or less….have more of something, or less. A more loving thing we can do for ourselves in reflecting on the transition into
Resolutions? Nah….. Read More »
\”A greeting of love and compassion; also means \”to be in the presence of the divinity\” or in the presence of (alo) the \”divine breath of life\” (Ha). \”[From Wikipedia] On the bus on the way up to New York, I felt a bit anxious: what if this writing workshop didn\’t live up to my
Aloha, in a loft in NYC Read More »
