We hear it all the time---"Just let it go!" when a well-meaning someone is giving us advice on how to let go of a mistake, a missed...

Who hasn't had thoughts swirl around in our heads like a flock of those crazy birds that fly around in a pack, swooping and diving in the...

As spiritual teacher Pema Chödrön teaches us, one of the most important lessons in our spiritual journey is discovering that...

In early January 2022 I joined the Half Price Books challenge to read 50 books in 2022. Excited, I printed the record-keeping sheet they...

A sudden and vicious flat tire on a sunny beautiful Friday morning at 9:30am was not the way I expected my Labor Day weekend to start. I...

Never was I more convinced of this philosophy then when I recently stood in front of the crowd of runners and walkers at the start of the...

I do this every day. A few weeds pulled here as I walk to my car, a few there as I am taking out the garbage, a few more as I walk to...

In February my husband and I got lost. Lost hiking in--coincidentally--Lost Dutchman's State Park at the base of the Superstition...

Try this: experiment with saying yes to everyone and everything that happens. Yep. As long as it is not harming you or someone else, just...

Research suggests, believe it or not, that about 43% of our daily actions are habitual, conducted on autopilot without much conscious...

In the new year, we can feel pressure to set resolutions given our culture's focus on setting goals to "be better." Beginning the new...

Most of the situations that entangle our minds are not today's concerns. We hang on to yesterday's self-blame, judgement, and criticism....

In a given year 1 in 5 people in the U.S. will experience a mental health issue. This is a normal part of being a human in our world. Are...

I invite you to pay attention to your patterns of reacting to the world around you--your relationships, your work, your losses, your...

We all have heard of self-care. Most of us try to do it. As a therapist, I help my clients care for and repair wounds to their emotional...

Recently I was jogging in Potter's Forest near the Boerner Botanical Gardens in Greendale, WI. The trails there are one of my favorite...

Recently an antique mirror hanging in our house for many years simply fell to the floor and the swirly gold gilt frame cracked in many...

We are told to "think before you speak." During these emotional times in our neighborhoods, our marriages, our friendships, this axiom is...

In my psychotherapy work with clients, many say to me, "I don't have a purpose," or "I don't know what my purpose is." Lacking a rudder...

I recently turned the big number 60. Six-oh. As in, oh my goodness, how did this happen on my watch?? At the same time as I was digesting...