Due to overuse, the term “gaslighting” has unfortunately become misconstrued. Often used to denote that someone is lying or...

Way back when I was kid, right after fire was discovered and directly before the invention of the wheel, there was phrase that millions...

During college I stumbled into working at a place that I never thought would happen for me---a Nursing Home. I viewed these places of...

Shame is an intense feeling of embarrassment and is associated with humiliation that arises from the perception of having done something...

Starting the new school year sure has all feels, doesn’t it? One thing is for sure; The start of a new school year can be stressful. High...

Often times when a couple experience an affair it is damaging; leaving a marriage in chaos with fear and anger being the epicenter of the...

Have you ever felt stuck? “Stuck” can be described as cemented, fixed, frozen, mired, lost, static, unmoving, unchanging, and standing...

Years ago, I worked with a client that grew up in chaos and abuse. I was continuously amazed by the mindset of giving that was deeply...

Grief- a nauseating rollercoaster. One minute up, one minute down, the next spiraling sideways out of control. There’s a misconception...

When I was in college, I had one of those moments that I will never forget. I had missed some type of payment related to school and had...

Have you seen the kid’s 2000’s film Holes? There’s this line repeated throughout the film about an ancestor that steals a pig and ended...

Have you ever tried to just make an emotion go away? Or have you ever tried to create an emotion that you didn’t have? Either way, we...

Connecticut will forever have a space in my heart. Although it is tiny in comparison to its forty-nine teammates, I can say with...

You’ve probably seen the term “Affirmation” on your social media feed. These positive statements are a powerful tool for self-improvement...

Sometimes things happen in life that are incredibly inconvenient, unfair, and/or horrible. We get fired from our jobs, a tornado damages...

On a drive together in 2015 in Zimbabwe, a friend of mine, Davis Mumbare, shared an African proverb: If you want to go fast, go alone. If...

I sat with a young mom a few days ago as she lamented the poor parenting she had received in childhood (and beyond) and worrying aloud,...

Do you recall the scene from Alice in Wonderland when the character exclaims, “My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay...

As you begin reading, indulge me stop to think about the next task you have to get done. Now, take a moment and examine how you feel...

I love Counseling, I really do. However, if I was completely honest, I don’t like all the heartache that I see. One such topic that is...