DON’T ASSUME YOUR PARTNER KNOWS ANYTHING… …about how you feel about them. How often do I hear “Of course I know that my spouse loves me!” “Oh, he/she knows how much I appreciate when they prepare dinner.” The real truth is: 1. You can never hear “I love you” or “I appreciate you” enough! 2.…
Mr. Larry Krause was well known as a person who sought out the honor and respect for others. To him, everyone deserved to be treated with the “best.” After his tragic death, stories were told of how he treated each person with unsurpassed dignity. One such story took place when Larry was 14 years old.…
What exactly is the Third Realm? When I decided to name my practice Third Realm, I was knee-deep into my personal heart-centering meditation journey. I was also taking a Jung and Imagery course just prior to the launch of Third Realm, which is when I came across an article written by Haule (1997) describing the…
The essence of healing is connection – first, to yourself. Then, to others. Your human nature directs you to seek bonding. You are, biologically and neurologically, wired for this. Unfortunately, when carrying unhealed trauma, you could seek harmful connections because you’re disconnected from yourself. Trauma is that very separation from the body and emotions.- Gabor…
Psychedelics and drugs like ketamine are all the buzz these days showing promising results for some with symptom reduction for all kinds of mental health disorders. However, is the hype grounded in reality? It begs the question of who is a good fit for these treatments and what makes a doctor qualified to administer such…
Self care is the ultimate buzz word in therapy. We are bombarded with reminders to practice self care as a coping skill, to decrease stress, to recharge our batteries. But what actually constitutes self care? Visions of spa days and yoga classes come to mind, but seem out of reach for a typical day as…
My mom had had a very impactful visitation from her father not long after he had passed into Spirit. He looked as he did as a young man, was happy and smiling and assured her that he was fine. This was especially meaningful for her since he had died after a long and challenging time of disability…
Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you can have trouble getting yourself to turn your mind, and to be open. You want to do it, but your mind is stuck. It’s not turning. Or you want to do it, but you find yourself feeling willful. Willfullness is when we dig our heels in or…
Do you ever wonder what a real vacation looks like? Have you ever taken the kind of vacation that you really need? Well, I sometime wonder why our time away has to look like what we see on television or what we hear our co- workers say as they make their Disney reservations for the…
Do you ever wonder what a real vacation looks like? Have you ever taken the kind of vacation that you really need? Well, I sometime wonder why our time away has to look like what we see on television or what we hear our co- workers say as they make their Disney reservations for the…