As a therapist, I’ve had to work to pay attention to my own reactions during session. To be aware of them and to check in with them to be sure that I’m not putting my own stuff onto the client. So when I feel the urge to cry during session, I need to ask myselfContinue reading “Parenting Fails”
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The spinning
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Walt Disney There was a ride that I loved at Valley Fair, an amusement park near where I grew up, when I was a kid. It was called the scrambler, it would beContinue reading “The spinning”
Respect and value
I attended convocation at the Dancer’s school today. The headmaster was talking about having respect for yourself and your friends and used Toy Story 4 to discuss the idea of having value and valuing others. He encouraged the kids to be like Woody and not allow their friends to believe they are trash and toContinue reading “Respect and value”
Rainbow cakes
I started a tradition around about the dancer’s 3rd birthday of making a rainbow cake for each of my girls’ birthdays. Some years it has been six layers high, a marathon of baking. Other years two layers, three colors each layer, which is more of a 10K to keep the metaphor going. When Harvey struckContinue reading “Rainbow cakes”
Serenity Now!!!
When I was younger, I loved the first day of school. I loved picking out school supplies; choosing the perfect first day of school outfit at the mall; and the smell of new backpacks and those highlighter markers that smell like blueberries. I couldn’t wait to see my friends after a long summer (even theContinue reading “Serenity Now!!!”
Meeting people where they are
We have two children. Both girls, turning 10 and 12. To protect their privacy, I’ll call them number 71 (for my younger one, the soccer player) and the dancer (my big girl, starting seventh grade, with all of the drama and glory that goes along with it). They have been a lesson in reality acceptanceContinue reading “Meeting people where they are”
One-mindfulness
It’s 100 degrees and here I sit, next to the city landfill, watching the turkey buzzards circle in the blinding blue sky. The things we do for our children. Seven hours outside (with a short break for lunch at a TGI Fridays) spent watching my daughter’s team lose multiple soccer games – some in spectacularContinue reading “One-mindfulness”
A little sugar
Yesterday’s post was a little bit heavy on the teaching and light on the sugar to help it all go down so today I want to write about Disney. When I first signed up to do the runDisney event with my friend two years ago, I told myself that I was just doing it becauseContinue reading “A little sugar”
Hearing Yourself
It can be hard to hear yourself – your thoughts and emotions – and to really accept what it is that you hear them say. There is a cacophonous chorus in everyone’s head, making it so hard to single out that one tiny voice belonging to yourself. Voices merge until we believe they are allContinue reading “Hearing Yourself”
Wise Mind
I have been observing my own motivation and inspiration. I noticed that the first few days, the ideas and topics came easily and I had things that I thought about saying first thing in the morning that stayed with me throughout the day. The last couple days have been harder. I’ve been racing downstairs atContinue reading “Wise Mind”
Running for Disney 