Many of us make it into adult life not exactly ready for adult life. Whether you left home at 18 or are still living under your parents'...

What does it mean to grow up? Oftentimes clients in my office come to a realization that they are relating to the world as helpless...

In my work with humans and their relationships, I often find that so many of us long for connection and intimacy with one another, but...

Did you have to come to this party or did you get to? Did you have to work today or did you get to? Do you have to follow those rules or...

Watching a clip from the Huberman Lab yesterday inspired me to write a letter to myself five years from now. It was so powerful! Being...

When I used to coach swimming, I learned there were two types of incredible athletes. The first was the hard worker. These humans showed...

One of the hardest things I've had to do lately is to sit with myself. Amidst sadness, loneliness, frustration, and disappointment, where...

One of the trickiest elements of depression is the tendancy to start to believe that we have nothing to give. Depression causes us to...

Last week I spent traveling, which is something I don't do often. My love of my home and my hatred of having to sit still for too long...

Humans are story telling creatures. We understand through story. Stories hold our attention. We tell ourselves stories all the time about...

It's been a long time since I've seen Superman, but from what I remember he's an incredible dude with incredible superpowers except when...

When I was in college, I decided to shave my head. I had always wondered what it felt like to actually be able to rub my own skull...

If you've ever lifted weights, you know that every few weeks you find what's called your "max." To find your max, you warm up and then...

When we don’t look like the images we’re shown when we’ve never heard a story that sounds like our own the condemnation is heavy and the...

Doing EMDR work regularly now, I am realizing how many people prevent themselves from healing simply by refusing to recognize that their...

In learning to use one's voice, it's easy to think you're not making any progress. For anyone first discovering that they have real...

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Each one should test their own actions. Then they can...

I just finished Brandi Carlile's memoir Broken Horses and I loved it. It's well written, a bit dramatic (like her) and full of very human...

When trying to heal, humans beings need to develop two essential processes. Good In Bad Out Seems simple enough, but most of us struggle...

Sports have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I love to run, hit, jump, race, and beat my opponents. There's...