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Thank You For Being Here

Posted on November 24, 2019May 24, 2022

Are you writing a book or is this blog… it? I’m hearing this question from more of you, so I wanted to take this time to update you on this […]

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You, Just as You Are, Are Enough

Posted on November 17, 2019May 24, 2022

In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell writes an often-misquoted idea that “ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness.” Meaning that 10,000 hours of deliberate practice can result in […]

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Photo by Michael Tkach, Used with permission

How Do You Eat an Elephant?

Posted on November 10, 2019May 24, 2022

Go with that. These three words comprise one of the signature phrases of Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, or EMDR. For people who haven’t been able to digest their traumatic experiences, […]

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Finding a Monster Within – Part 2

Posted on November 3, 2019May 24, 2022

What does anger feel like in your body? When my therapist first asked me this question, I avoided the answer. I have spent much of my life trying to hide […]

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Finding a Monster Within

Posted on October 27, 2019May 13, 2022

“Well, I’ve noticed something.” As my therapist was wrapping up the session, I started to rub a scar above my heart as the now familiar heavy rock in my chest […]

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Canary in the Coal Mine

Posted on October 20, 2019May 13, 2022

“I never met the man.” Five words spoken during a dinner conversation with my father. Fear, almost panic, drenches my entire body as if the waitress had just dumped a […]

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Let Go of My Lego!

Posted on October 13, 2019May 13, 2022

“Leave his Legos out on the porch. If he behaves himself, he can spend half an hour out there on the weekends, but no more. No more video games either. […]

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We Are!… Not Who You Think You Are?

Posted on October 6, 2019May 13, 2022

“I… I think I’m a homosexual.” I shifted my ball cap, so my eyes were shaded completely. I didn’t want anyone in the busy McDonalds on College Avenue to see […]

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You Need To Calm Down: Serving Up Some Strong “T”

Posted on September 29, 2019May 13, 2022

I wish it was as easy as it looks in Taylor Swift’s 2019 video “You Need to Calm Down,” but it just isn’t for me, or for many of us. […]

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