There are no stages of grief for those dealing with the death of a loved one! When I was back in grad school in the late 80’s, we received minimal training on grief. There was one elective class called ‘Death and Dying’. Other than that, we were taught about Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ 5 Stages of Grief.…
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.…
The 3 steps of EFT: First, we will map out your inner emotional process by identifying your: emotional triggers fight or flight responses patterns to interpreting circumstances available choices in challenging moments In step 2, we will replace your old dynamics with a new and improved way of thinking and communicating, utilizing your new emotional…
A Thought About the 5 Love Languages Words of affirmation Quality time Physical touch Acts of service Receiving gifts Whether in my premarital counseling course in during my couples counseling intake session, the 5 love languages are an important topic of discussion. Here’s why: We tend to GIVE what we like to RECEIVE. We might…
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.…
Anxious. Angry. Avoidant. These predictable reactions are the way you keep responding to challenges and relationships – yet − you still struggle to make complete sense of why you do it. It impacts your family relationships, your love life, and worst of all − your own well-being. You continue to feel mischaracterized by others and…
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…
Life is full of stresses that seem to impede the very essence of life. Different people have different means of dealing with these stresses. There are times, however, that average measures can only achieve so much. It is in times like these that the services of a professional therapist are needed. The typical average measures…
Individual Therapy: Typical mental health symptoms addressed in individual sessions are anxiety or depression. Many clients I have seen deal with excessive worries about their careers, partners, or life in general. Others may have depressive symptoms like sleeplessness or oversleeping, getting tired easily, loss of interest in their hobbies they used to enjoy, or general…
One of the many things untreated trauma impacts is your ability to tolerate making mistakes. This reaction happens because past trauma can cloud you. So mistakes & failures FEEL scary, unsafe, & catastrophic (even when they FACTUALLY aren’t). Check out this week’s blog to learn more about how to tap into the wisdom of making…