Removing the Mask
A little over a year ago my husband called while I was at work. He called to let me know his grandma had passed away and that the funeral would...Read more
God, Is That You?
Part of my therapeutic approach with my patients is healing the whole person; this means body, mind, and soul. We are more than just our minds, although we experience mental...Read more
What Really is Gaslighting?
“Gaslighting” – Merriam-Webster’s 2022 Word of the Year – is a current buzz word, used in some academic journals of psychology in the 1980s, and now used in increasingly broad...Read more
Doing the Work
Starting late in 2021, I’ve been attending an ACA meeting. ACA is a 12-Step group which stands for Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families. While neither of my parents...Read more
The Connection Equation
As a therapist, but also as a husband and father, I continue to be fascinated by how our neurobiology points to that fact that we are created for...Read more
Inside Jokes
My brother calls me Michelle (he pronounces it Mee-chelle). We once knew someone named Mike Limbskull (not a real person). He says the word 'snuffles' and I know...Read more
Biological Rudeness
Have you ever had a conversation with a friend and you overreact to something they say and you’re not sure why? Or have you been in the middle...Read more
Open to Life: Hope in Every Season
As we cycle, again, through the Church season of Lent and now enjoy 50 days of Easter celebration, I reflect on the ways that God is always offering...Read more