Uncovering our Client’s History of Sanity

The first open-air cremation I ever attended was of a psychiatrist and Buddhist teacher Ed Podvoll, or Llama Mingyur. It was the winter of 2003 at the Rocky Mountain Shambhala Center. There was a light snow on the ground, chants and prayers in the air and ashes in the...

Thank God it’s Monday!!

Thank God it’s Monday!! If you are not saying “Thank God It’s Monday!” on your way to work each Monday, please, do yourself and everyone else a favor, turn your car around and go home. Get Your Mind Right If the most effective agent for healing in the work we do are...

The Cobbler’s Daughter Has No Shoes

This is the first in what I hope is going to be a long series of Monday morning messages exploring with you all why we do the work that we do. I was speaking with a colleague about a month or so back about some personal things that I’ve been moving through and...

THE UTILITY OF REGRET

There is a common adage that many are encouraged to live by – “Live a life without regrets”. Not only is that not possible, it is often not very helpful. A more helpful approach to regret is to use regrets as a catalyst to make sure you are living this moment and this...

LIFE BALANCE – THE WHAT AND THE HOW

A FEW WAYS TO CREATE MORE BALANCE IN YOUR LIFE We all hear about life balance and it means something quite different to each of us. Whether we are young professionals, young adults or empty-nesters we are all looking to feel good in a way that allows the parts of our...