Facing the barriers of being consistent in your life head on! In navigating everyday successes both large and small, I believe consistency can be a valuable asset to growing in every domain in your life. In 2020 I wrote about traits that can be a guidepost in being consistent. However, a consideration in navigating fostering a lifestyle that is grounded in consistency is facing the challenges that create daily impediments. Let’s look at a few of them here and how we can face

Have you ever said yes before you even considered whether you wanted to? You apologize when you are not sure you did anything wrong. You notice a shift in someone's mood and immediately wonder what you can do to make it better. We often hear about fight, flight or freeze. Research describes moving toward a threat, away from it, or becoming still as adaptive defensive responses that help us respond to perceived threat. Another response increasingly discussed in trauma-informed

Therapy - so many acronyms, so little time. Sometimes it can be difficult to parse what kind of therapy you’re engaged in, what modalities and frameworks you’d like to work from or what resonates with you as a therapy client. One term you may have seen and wondered about is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, which is one of the most researched and evidence-based psychotherapy practices out there. It is based on the concept of the “CBT Triangle”, the idea that our thoughts,

As humans, our meaning-making systems are both one of the most beautiful and most challenging aspects of the way we operate. On the one hand, without them, it might be difficult to find joy, happiness, purpose or good relationships. On the other hand, the stories we tell ourselves can lead to deep pain, regret, shame, guilt and disappointment. I want to explore here some of the aspects of meaning-making that go awry that lead to unhelpful valuations of ourselves and others as

There are moments when life feels like it is happening to us rather than with us. Days move quickly. We do what needs to be done. We function, show up, keep going. And somewhere along the way, we may notice a quiet distance from ourselves. Listening in to the body offers a way back. Not by fixing or pushing, but by turning toward the body as a place of information, steadiness and care. Gentle attention can be a pathway back to yourself. Embodiment is the experience of being