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Give the Dvarapala a New Job ll By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA.
In Hindu and Buddhist cultures, Dvarapalas guard doors or gates of important buildings, such as temples or palaces. They are made out of stone, can be of any height, are fearsome looking warriors, and often armed with a weapon. I was living and working in Indonesia (1), and saw them on many islands, including Java,…
Read MoreCommitted Action: Acting in Service of Our Values for a Richer Life ll By By Gina Henschen, MA, LPCC
In my last blog post, I wrote about the ACT concept of values, or principles that guide us toward a more authentic and meaningful life. Today I’m going to discuss a topic that goes hand-in-hand with values, which is committed action. Committed action is an important part of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a form…
Read MoreRepair: Another Home for Love ll By Colleen Ladd
Western culture doesn’t always show how conflict can be handled. More than ever, we are seeing a toxic “cancel culture” that goes beyond the fact that humans are meant to make mistakes to grow and into the idea that anything we say can be held against us as we unlearn harmful ideologies that divide us…
Read MoreOvercoming Fear of Commitment ll By Marielle Grenade-Willis
As I near graduation from my counseling program, the word commitment resounds in my head again and again. It’s not a word that I generally cuddle up to. At first blush, it usually instills a sense of foreboding within me causing goose bumps to arrive on my arms, my heart to beat a little faster,…
Read MoreFor the Not So Ambivalently Uncoupling Couple ll By Sonya Som MA, MFTC, LPCC
This post is for the ambivalently uncoupling couple, the partners that are unsure of what their future holds with one another, whether they want to end their relationship or move forward together and give it their all. An ambivalent uncoupling is very common. Oftentimes, couples come to therapy when they are at their wits end.…
Read MoreMake Getting Grounded the New Normal! ll By Michelle LaBorde, MA, LPCC
Many of us have been experiencing a bumpy re-entry into post-pandemic life. Things have opened up – yay! I can see my family again – so good! Travel is a possibility too – super exciting! So why do so many of us feel so… weird? My daughter Callan shared with me a conversation she had…
Read MoreLearning to Love Oneself ll By Faye Maguire, MA, LACC
“We will never be able to really love ourselves until we go beyond the need to make life wrong.” Writes Louise Hay, one of the most prolific writers on the topic of self-love. What does she mean by this? Most of us have an inner critic, often the voice of a parent, that is…
Read MoreA Summer Solstice Meditation on Change and Light ll By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA.
Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, falls on June 20 this year. It’s the day where the sun seems to “stand still” at that point on the horizon where it appears to rise and set, and then it appears to reverse its course over what it just traversed. It’s…
Read MoreValues as a Compass: How Personal Values Can Help You Take Meaningful Action in Your Life ll By Gina Henschen (she/her)
Four-ish years ago, I spontaneously sat down at my kitchen table to jot down a list of all the things that mattered to me. At the time, I was experiencing a lot of inner turmoil — a rocky relationship, an unfulfilling and draining career, and an immense amount of stress and dissatisfaction as a result of…
Read MoreOut of the Box ll By Lauren Black
As a counselor who has spent quite a bit of time in my own personal therapy, I’ve always been fascinated by the ideas people have about counseling that cause them to either seek it or avoid it. A few weeks ago one of my friends told me she sees counseling as a way to help…
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