The Happiness Quotient II By Laura Zwisler, LPC

Happiness, as far as I can tell, has two parts to it, and modern humans always seem to focus on the wrong part.  The bigger portion is made up of fulfillment.  These are the tasks that are dressed as work, but feed our souls.  Any act of creation is fulfillment.  Cooking.  Gardening.  Exercising.  Writing.  Scuba…

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The Art of Compassionate Communication – Part 4: Speaking Your Needs Clearly || By Kevin Culver LPCC

This blog series has examined how to build deeper understanding and connection in relationships using Dr. Marshall Rosenberg’s framework of Nonviolent Communication (NVC).  In the last post, we looked at the importance of identifying and expressing our core needs (previous blog link here). In this final blog, we’ll explore the last component of NVC: learning…

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g-d || By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards MA

How many stained-glass windows have you seen depicting God as a mother hen gathering up her chicks under her wings?  (Matthew 23:37). Or how about Isaiah 66:7-9, which compares God to a woman giving birth? I don’t think that image will ever be a stained-glass window: “Eww…” the patriarchy would murmur: “All that blood!” and…

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90 Days to Reclaim Your Energy, Clarity & Joy: Your Comeback Summer Starts Now! || By Lora Cheadle JD, CHt

When life knocks the wind out of you—whether through betrayal, burnout, loss, or just sheer exhaustion—it’s easy to feel like you’ve lost your spark and will never feel like yourself again. What if this summer wasn’t about pushing harder, accepting that you’re suddenly “just too old and tired” to feel good, or pretending everything’s fine…What…

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The Art of Compassionate Communication – Part 3: Identifying Needs || By Kevin Culver LPCC

This series of blogs is focused on how we can improve communication in our relationships, both professionally and personally, specifically by using Rosenberg’s framework of nonviolent communication (NVC).  In the last blog, we identified the importance of objectively observing our experience and circumstances and then connecting it very specifically to how we feel (previous blog…

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