Did the Big Changes Happen? II By Victoria Bresee MA, MAR, CHt.

How are things going with all those good intentions at the start of the year? Have you lost steam? Are you disappointed in yourself? Have you just decided to try again next year?If so, you are no different than the 80% of us who have basically given up by March every year.Don’t despair. There’s still…

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Tracking in Therapy II By Marielle Grenade-Willis, MA, NCC, LPP

I recently attended an introductory training to the Hakomi method of therapy and was struck by the description of a skill that I often use during my sessions with clients: tracking. Our trainer, Melissa Grace, MA, CHT likened tracking during therapy to how trackers might observe evidence of animals or humans present in a certain…

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New Year, Mixed Feelings ll By Elan BenAmi LPC, ACS

I love this time of year. I like to see space brightened, be it with a single burning candle, a string of lights, or with decorations of any kind. I like picturing people sitting by the fire. An image I well know has been marketed to me since I was a child, but hey I…

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Letters from our Santa Nature ll By Michelle LaBorde, MA, LPC

I’m 58 years old now and I still love children’s Christmas stories. I love the reminder that, after a long hard year such as this one and the previous one, there is good in this world even across the ages. Because this isn’t the only hard time we humans have endured. Certainly, there is little…

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Stop Blaming Your Partner ll By Michele Bailey, MA, MFTC

Stop blaming your partner! Ouch, yes – I said it. Stop blaming your partner, and, while you’re at it stop blaming yourself. Blame, either projected on someone else or directed back on ourselves will not bring us closer together. It in fact draws us into a blaming-defensive spiral that is designed to keep us in…

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