Human beings learn through their experiences. What are the things I wish I had been taught in my early learning, that would also be beneficial for all children? Babies are born with a level of confidence that ensures their survival, when uncomfortable, hungry, or unhappy, babies cry to alert those nearby to the negative condition. […]
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Forgiveness is something we are familiar with yet sometimes it is difficult to do. Learning how to forgive the unforgivable stretches us and helps us deepen our compassion for others and ourselves. How Do We Let Go? A client asked me the other day if I could help her forgive the unforgivable. She was clearly
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Why Do I Need to Be Grateful for Emotions I Feel? Part 7 of 7. Late joining this series? Catch up from the beginning with Part 1 or from last week\’s Part 6! In 2011, a dear and longtime friend of mine lost her live-in job, which left her both unemployed and homeless. To heal
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Every single one of us feels sad sometimes. Every single one of us needs someone to lean on once in a while. It’s normal to feel down after disappointments, defeats, or a bruised ego. But for 8.5 percent of women, and nearly 5 percent of men, this is more than a passing feeling. Depression shows
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Working with Emotions – I\’m Done with This Emotion; How Do I Let It Go? Part 6 of a 7-part blog series. Late joining this series? Catch up on Part 1 or last week\’s Part 5! Get Me Out of Here! I’m Done with This Emotion; How Do I Let It Go? Neglecting to offer the
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Working with Emotions – I\’m Done with This Emotion; How Do I Let It Go? Part 6 of a 7-part blog series. Late joining this series? Catch up on Part 1 or last week\’s Part 5! Get Me Out of Here! I’m Done with This Emotion; How Do I Let It Go? Neglecting to offer the
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Working with Emotions: You Found the Message in Your Emotions, Now What? Part 5 of a 7-part blog series. Late joining this series? Catch up on Part 1 or last week\’s Part 4! Working with emotions that arise in you really is easy, even though there are a number of things to complete. As discussed
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Listening for the Message of Emotions – Part 4 of a 7-part blog series. Late joining this series? Catch up on Part 1 or last week\’s Part 3! It’s great to know that emotions are messengers, but how do we actually hear the message of a particular emotion? How can we listen to emotions? Since
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It Didn\’t Start with You: Healing Emotional Trauma from Your Lineage – It didn’t start with you. We are the sum of our ancestors. They passed down both their gifts and challenges through the genetic code and social culture. Resilience and disease resistance are a few of these gifts. The legacy of trauma can be passed
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Who Owns Emotions? We all seem to believe that emotions are “ours.” Indeed, when we talk about them, we refer to them as “my emotions,” or “my anger.” In fact, emotions are not “ours.” Just as we have learned that children are with us, yet do not belong to us, so emotions are an intensely
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