Posts by People House
Riding the Waves of Emotion ll By Erin Amundson, MA, LPC
As a therapist, it may seem obvious that I encounter a broad spectrum of emotions from a diverse set of people. As I’ve engaged my international practice over the past year, I’m starting to see that while each individual’s experience is unique, emotional patterns and family systems are quite archetypal around the world. While it’s…
Read More5 Stages to an Updated Personal Myth ll By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA.
In my last blog, I gave examples of personal myths, and wrote of how they largely operate unawares in our lives, like a puppeteer pulling the strings behind our unconscious screen. They are like a lens that gives meaning to every situation you meet and what you will do in it, answering the greater questions of life:…
Read MoreThe Truth About the Challenge of Changing Your Thoughts ll By Brenda Bomgardner
We all have heard how to change your thinking and everything will work out just fine. I offer you a simple test to check out the reality of how easy or hard it is to change your thoughts. This is a test you can’t fail. I promise. All you gotta do is fill in the…
Read MoreWorking with the Enneagram ll By Rich Brodt
Keeping in line with the themes from my previous piece, I want to take a closer look into the Enneagram and why it can be so useful for healing professionals to use with their clients. I believe that the Enneagram is a tool that can be useful for most people. For those who are unfamiliar,…
Read MoreThe Power of Daydreams ll By Erin Amundson
Following the launch of my fall online group, I’m reflecting even deeper on the content I’m teaching. It’s no surprise to me that every member of the group agreed that they go unconscious and find their mind daydreaming a worst-case scenario. For some, this is worry about a loved one. For others, worry about a…
Read MoreThe Glory of Lion’s Tooth: In Praise of Diversity ll By Dorothy Wallis
Dandelion, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” and you with your bright golden shaggy Lion’s mane and your “dent de lion” serrated leaves will always remind me of playing in meadows and making dandelion chains. The French Norman word for tooth of the…
Read MorePersonal Myths: Update the Stories that Drive Your Life ll By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA.
“Who’s going to marry a woman with three children?!” This was my mom’s incessant angst-driven rant after our father was killed in a tragic farming accident and left her alone to raise us little ones, all under the age of 10. I could never comprehend her distress. She was a school teacher and had put…
Read MoreWhat Does Swimming Have to do with Mastering Learning? ll By Brenda Bomgardner
I can tell you from personal experience it really stinks to jump into the deep end of the pool and not be able to swim. True story. When in elementary school I was dared to jump into the deep end of a pool. I thought, “Self you can do this swim thing.” My heart was…
Read MoreEgo Defenses ll By Rich Brodt
Today, I am taking a pause from writing about self-care, to discuss a topic that I have been seeing in my sessions quite a bit recently: ego. When the average person hears that term, the assumption is that we are talking about someone’s arrogance, cockiness or big-headedness. However, the term actually has several definitions, and…
Read More3 Maps for Life’s Journey ll By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA.
Nothing like an old white guy defining and telling a woman what her journey ought to look like. And then gaslighting (1) her when she disagrees with his pronouncement. Joseph Campbell was in his late 70s when he dissed the woman’s journey as outlined by Jungian analyst Maureen Murdock in her 1990 book, The Heroine’s…
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