Musings

Your Therapist Doesn’t Have the Answers. You Do.

The goal of psychotherapy isn’t to feel better but to get better at feeling.

What We’re Not Talking About and Why it Matters

What we avoid impacts our progress.

Ambivalence is a Stage of Change

Navigating ambivalence requires curiosity.

“It’s not fair” and the Cries of Our Inner Child

The inner stuck emotions and our ability to understand, feel and accept them, sets us on a path of freedom and peace.

Capitalism doesn’t want you to be aware

What might happen if we all were a little more self-aware?

Substance use addiction will enter your life

When substance use addiction enters your life, mind your preconceived notions, and stay open to all that you don’t fully understand. It will matter more than you know.

Deeper Questions for Treating Addiction

We can’t change anything if we stay far away from it. We need to get up close.

How to help an addict

Mis-perceptions of addiction, and an overemphasis of drugs, combined with the undervaluing of relationships, majorly impact the outcomes in treating addiction.