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All aspects of our being – mind, body, the capacity to think and feel – develop within relationship. ⁣ ⁣ In our earliest stages of life, we find ourselves through how we are mirrored and found by the people we…

If you have a relational history that has reinforced a tendency toward self-criticism and high levels of shame, fear of compassion will likely result. You might fear compassion from others, for others, and most especially, for yourself. ⁣ ⁣ It…

Having had bad neighbors and anxiety about any number of difficulties, I empathize. When going through experiences that feel threatening, the body and mind respond in ways that are meant to prepare us for action, but feel so uncomfortable, it’s…

How do you survive the constant feeling of anxiety? Especially when it seems there’s always something making it worse! We’re living through tough times – and it may be that you’re coping with experiences that make you feel unsafe again…

When we’re in crisis, fear and anxiety is likely to emerge. Why? ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Because crisis feels dangerous, and danger sets off anxiety. See if it’s possible to just observe, even if you’re tempted to feel better fast.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ If…

In my last post, I sensed that our wish to “turn the corner” of Covid might be something to hold lightly.  But still, I hoped that we might be heading toward a better year ahead. And we still can. Now,…

What year is it? I don’t always know, let alone the day, how I feel, or where I’m heading. It seems that as we turn the corner of this pandemic – still in it, but perhaps with the worst behind…

Some of you may be weary from a week of protesting, from braving the pandemic to express your pain and outrage.  We have seen the grizzly image of an innocent man, handcuffed and lying prone to the ground, killed as…