Are you comfortable with your reflection?
By ngutierrez82
- Mar, 20, 2013
Have you ever held a mirror up to your face for a close up? Can you say, “I love you” to yourself, reassure yourself, “I am here for you”, or encourage yourself “I am good enough” AND actually mean it? …
Forgiveness after Trauma
- Mar, 13, 2013
Forgiveness. What a loaded word, an emotionally triggering word for some. It means many things to different people.
How can you forgive a person who has hurt or betrayed you? How can survivors of trauma forgive their perpetrator(s)? How …
Knowing your True Self
- Mar, 08, 2013
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, …
Shame and Guilt
- Mar, 08, 2013
It is unfortunately common to experience feelings of Shame and Guilt. After all, during childhood and adolescence many children are told, “You should be ashamed of yourself!” when they refuse to share a candy bar, or maybe fight with a …
Blocks to Listening
- Mar, 08, 2013
Great information taken from Couple skills: Making your relationship work (2nd ed.). McKay, et. al (2006) that I implement in couple counseling.
There is much more to listening than merely being quiet while your partner talks. Real listening is distinguished …
Rosebud Metaphor
- Mar, 08, 2013
”Healing and wholeness are discovered by opening ourselves up to our inner most self, our true self. Life is like a journey or an unfolding. Imagine the unfolding of a rose. A rosebud is beautiful just as it is in …