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Shoes for Your Soul || By Beth Hinnen, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher
Who doesn’t love a new pair of shoes, especially ones that fit right out of the box? I find myself looking forward to the moment I can strap, snap, buckle them on and go for a spin. I have snow boots for inclement weather, dressy sandals for special occasions, shoes for strolling around town, hiking…
Should We Advance or Evolve in the Bedroom? || By Rick Garcia, Certified Sex/Cannabis Coach, LMT
As a sex coach, I often find amazing metaphors about life in odd places and I find a way to translate them into sexual health. I recently found myself watching a TV show that focused on technology. This show was great and at its core it was a cautionary tale about the dangers of advancing. …
Accepting Difference || By By TJ Dubovich MFTC
We all know that our partner is going to have some differences from us. If they didn’t, we would be in a relationship with a clone… and maybe that’s your thing, but I’m guessing most of you want a partner that has differences that compliment or challenge you, creating excitement and nuance within the relationship.…
A New Year, A New Life? Reframing our Pursuit of Meaning and Purpose || By Kevin Culver LPCC
New Year’s resolutions, love them or hate them, will always be a topic of conversation this time of year. In our interactions with friends, coworkers, and families, we will inevitably be asked, “You got any New Year’s resolutions this year?” And when we don’t have an answer – like wanting to eat healthier, work out…
Loneliness: Another Gift || By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA
The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. –Mark Twain Farmed out to live with relatives at the age of nine left me bereft of a sense of Self. At age 18, the summer before I started university, I set out to find that Self by hitchhiking solo through Canada. Maybe we’d recognize…
Winter Solstice – Time to Celebrate Change || By Catherine Dockery, MA, Conscious Aging Facilitator
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. –Rumi All is well – Namaste! Nothing signifies change more than the winter solstice. Since prehistory, the winter solstice has been a significant time of year in most cultures. It marks the symbolic death and…
The Art of Letting Go: A Journey through Emotion, Release, and Pleasure || By Rick Garcia, Certified Sex/Cannabis Coach, LMT
Life can be a dance, with many tricky moves that can look effortless but in reality these effortless-appearing displays are an example of practice, patience, compassion, and passion. When we make ourselves vulnerable enough to enter the dance of life, we must learn a profound, scary and transformative technique. This technique can become art, the…
Inside the Seeker’s Journey || By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA
And you, when will you begin that long journey into yourself? -Rumi Journey is the metaphor often used to make sense of the twists and turns along our life’s experiences and into those we take into our psyche’s unconscious or soul (1). These include the heroine’s journey, the hero’s, and the night-sea—all complex journeys toward…
Turning Towards || By TJ Dubovich MFTC
As a marriage and family therapist, I hear couples say things such as “I just don’t want to fight anymore” or “We have been fighting more recently and I’m concerned that means deeper issues in our relationship”. While increased, toxic conflict is not a good sign within a connection, conflict, in general, is neither a…
How To Learn From People Around You || by Catherine Dockery MA, Conscious Aging Facilitator
Social learning is the replication of another’s behavior through observation and imitation-Albert Bandura Humans naturally learn what’s possible, what’s expected and how to perform by watching other people. And it’s not just their actions, but also their thoughts, ideas, feelings to understand the possibilities. A role model is someone we look to as a good example. A role…
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The opinions expressed by the guest bloggers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of People House. The content provided through the People House website and blogs are for informational purposes only. Should you decide to take action in real life based on this information that is your own responsibility and choice.
