Many people struggle with finding a happy, sustainable partnership. You’re not alone if this has been the case for you. In my private life and private practice, I’ve witnessed many a relationship fall apart in a flurry of misunderstanding, confusion, and pain. We all crave deep connection. We are social creatures, and connection is […]
Depression: The Doorway to Purpose
Do you look at people who have a super-strong sense of direction in life and envy their clarity? Do you feel eaten alive by a nagging feeling that something is missing in your life, that you want to do more and be more but you’re not sure what that looks like or how to make […]
How To Mindfully End a Relationship
Stepping away from a dysfunctional, or only partly functional relationship, is one of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself. Yet it can be extremely difficult to do, no matter how much suffering is happening in the relationship. Why is that? For a couple of reasons. The first is that when we open […]
5 Reasons I Love Healing Groups
When we try to achieve a peaceful mental state on our own, often we find ourselves stuck in a monkeying mind, unable to really settle in and get something from the time we’ve set aside. I have found that gathering in a group of positive, well-intentioned people in order to practice meditation or energy work, […]
Unraveling Guilt: Why wishing you hadn’t done it wrong in the first place isn’t the answer
We all have aspects of ourselves that do stupid things, react badly, say the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time, and leave us shaking our heads, going, “what the #&@* was I thinking?” To our ego self, these tripped wires of character tend to illicit horrible feelings of dread, guilt, shame. […]
5 Signs That You Need to Re-Think Your Relationship
Are you in despair at not being able to attract a great partner? Are you unsure as to whether the relationship you are in has the potential to grow and deepen? Here are a few things I see repeatedly, that can indicate some issues either in your approach to relationship, or the viability of the […]