CartWhen I first heard the term “take back your power” some decades ago, I thought it pertained mostly to relationships in which one person was overly submissive to the other…. Read More
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Are You Willing to Go All the Way Back?
When I first delved into cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a psychology major, I remember thinking, “This is an evolution for humans.” CBT focuses on examining and challenging one’s thoughts… Read More
The Theme of 2023
Ah, the New Year. It’s fresh and innocent and undefined. Except for the things you already have scheduled for 2023. And everything you have already set into motion that is… Read More
We. Love. Candles.
No matter where you are on your journey, the Dragontree candle collection offers an inspiring tool to help light the way. Our new candles are thoughtfully designed and hand-crafted with… Read More
Relationship Repair Part Three: Choose Qualities to Commit To
In past articles I suggested that while it’s common to think that the essence of commitment is staying together no matter what, this is a pretty superficial interpretation. More meaningful… Read More
Relationship Repair Step One: Attitude Adjustment
When I’m counseling clients with marital challenges, my orientation is to always try to save the relationship. Especially if the individuals are interested in growing, becoming more self-aware, and healing… Read More
That’s Very Big of You
As a weight-obsessed culture, we don’t often want to think of ourselves as big, but there’s an expression you hear once in a while – “That’s big of you” –… Read More
How to Have a Healthy Relationship With Anger
Previously I wrote about spring and the role of the wood element in our lives (from the perspective of Chinese five element philosophy). We all contain this and the other… Read More
There Isn’t a Hole Inside You: The Earth Element and Your Inner Mother
* * This is a re-share of one of our favorite Mothers Day articles from 2019. Enjoy! ** The earth is a mother to all lifeforms who live upon her…. Read More
Becoming Your Potential
When our four-year-old daughter came home from her first day at a Montessori preschool, she handed me a swatch of cloth with several buttons sewn neatly onto it. “Where did… Read More
Intention Matters
Intention matters. A lot. Seventeen years ago, I had a girlfriend who proclaimed that she was going to open her own spa. Sixteen years ago this month, we opened our… Read More
