You Are Not Polluted: A Therapist Pushes Back on Trauma Talk

There’s a tension I live with almost daily—one that sits right at the crossroads of my roles as a therapist, a teacher, and a human who’s deeply uncomfortable letting nonsense go unchecked. I’ve always had a strong radar for ideas that don’t hold up under scrutiny....

New Years Will Be As Meaningful As You Want To Make It

I’m a big fan of New Years, I’m a big fan of anything that promotes self reflection and intentionality when it comes to contemplating who we want to be in the future. Of course any holiday, tradition, practice, or ritual is at risk of becoming stale,...

Edges and High Places

He looked out over the water for along time before he answered. “It’s an edge,” he said at last. “It is a high place with a chance of falling. Things are more easily seen from edges. Danger rouses the sleeping mind. It makes some things clear....