S P I R I T | How do you live well? What does it take? At LYW, we’ve scoured professional journals from multiple professions, read the works, attended the talks, and listened to the words of some of the most curious and “enlightened” people who root out truths and meanings in life. And, the one thing we’ve found over and over again is that service to others always tops the list. It’s built into the LYW Spirit Mainstay and a piece of living well.
Read MoreS P I R I T | Let yourself be surprised. A divine thought offered by a treasured therapist today. What if we let ourselves be surprised? What if we gave permission to our brain to not have to figure it all out, let if off the hook?
Read MoreI was tagged by @therapywithtea to share why I became a therapist. Yay! Here’s the scoop!
Read MoreSteps Toward Greater Racial Sensitivity. Nia Wilson, a young black woman was murdered on Sunday by a white man on a BART station platform. Her sister was harmed too by the same man.
Read MoreE X P R E S S I O N | Bibliotherapy. An intervention in mental health taken up by a range of helpers like therapists, health coaches, medical doctors and bibliophiles.
Read MoreS P I R I T | Connection to your purpose & meaning
Read MoreSeven years ago, I came upon an article that changed the course of my career. The title was “Lifestyle and Mental Health.” At the time I was feeling bored and tired of sitting and talking with people one-on-one in a room. The weird thing was I adored my clients. Truly. I fell in love with each one of them.
Read MoreN O U R I S H M E N T + S P I R I T | Food.
Food is not merely something we eat. It is a ceaseless reminder that we are mortal, earthbound, hungry, and in need.
It’s up! Today, I’m finally releasing my website www.liveyourwell.co! It feels like forever and a step.
Read MoreTo be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from. — Terry Tempest Williams
Read MoreI can feel what I feel without words or concepts, and I can stay with the feeling. “The Spirit only knows feeling.” I can do that!
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