I used to think that at some point I’d get life (the balance of time and priorities) all figured out… but I’m discovering that life IS the figuring. Have you heard of the “Conscious Competence” Learning Model? I think it’s brilliant and really helpful in… Read More »Life IS the Figuring
Today’s post is a short and sweet one. Just a reminder of some helpful concepts. I’m sure you’re familiar with this, but I think it’s worth repeating and considering again: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change… Read More »Serenity Prayer
Ah, children. I frequently tell my clients that children can be our best therapists — they will challenge us in ALL the ways — physically (hi, auditory and visual stimulation), mentally, emotionally, and every other -ally you can think of. I had to remind myself… Read More »When Your Kid Says, “I Wish I Was In Gus’ Family”
With the beginning of a new school year upon us (here in the US at least), I thought I’d share a memory/study tip that I like to share with clients. This is something that I wish I had known when I was in school, but… Read More »The Study Tip I Wish I’d Known When I Was in School
This is one of my favorite go-to thoughts. It’s believable for me when I zoom out and look at the big picture and remind myself that God isn’t up there wringing His hands in worry about whatever it is I’m concerned about. Trusting that there’s… Read More »Nothing’s Gone Wrong Here
The human nervous system is wired for survival, and is constantly scanning for cues of safety or danger. It scans for these cues in the external environment, from our internal organs and systems, and relationally between us and other people. Based on these cues, the… Read More »Befriending Your Nervous System
Hi there! Today I thought I’d share a few recommendations of books that have been motivational and inspiring to me and that have helped increase my understanding of the brain & body in significant ways. Here they are, just a few: *The Art of Learning… Read More »Book Recommendations
Remember that you are a human. Sometimes we forget this and think we should not have human experiences like feeling the way we feel or making the mistakes we make. We think we should be happy no matter what, or that we should… Read More »You Are A Human
This past week I got to go to a destination wedding, sans children, for 5 days. I was surprised at how much NOT being responsible for keeping 6 other little humans alive brought out the inner child in me… I had almost forgotten how much… Read More »Play Time!
I needed to process an emotion today. I used this system and it surprised me yet again at how effective it is. You process, and it goes away to the point where you can’t feel it anymore. And when it comes back (it almost always… Read More »How to Process Emotions