Destruction, Rebirth, and a Woman Who Talks to Trees

HOW WILDERNESS SAVED ME…

Nature is my medicine. Whenever I find myself in a state of overwhelm, I think of a hamster running and spinning in an endless wheel of efficiency stress and accomplishment- gotta go gotta move gotta do gotta succeed- move aside people I’m trying to accomplish things, here! This hamster wheel is a symptom of our so-called “civilized” society and I believe it to be a socially acceptable kind of crazy.

Sweet Sweet Chain, Part 1: On the Difficulty Making Change

LET’S GET TECHNICAL..

Dear Reader, are you in the mood for some psychology and neuroscience? No, not yet? You want a joke before we dive in? Ok, here you go…

Q: How many therapists does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: One, but the lightbulb has to want to change.

Ha!

Sweet Sweet Chain, Part 2: Should Therapists Self-Disclose Vulnerable Information?

LET’S GET KINDA PERSONAL…

This is the point in the blog post where I could potentially share my painful pattern with you. It is the point where, if I so chose, I could be vulnerable with you. Some people argue that therapists shouldn’t divulge too much personal information; that self-disclosure interferes with clients’ processes, that a “blank slate” gives space for clients’ projections and transferences. Fair enough. And yet. Something feels inhuman about that particular philosophy.