The People House Blog Series

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” – C.S. Lewis

These blog posts are written by some of our amazing community members!

TIME TO TURN TURTLE, Part 3 || By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA

By People House | February 21, 2023

Turn turtle: Flip your way of thinking, as I’ve written in my last two blogs. When I lived in Jakarta, Indonesia, I met a woman who started a cottage industry recycling Jakarta’s vinyl/plastic packaging material. This plastic material encased many products—laundry soap, shampoo, toothpaste, and drink pouches that came with straws. The garbage heaps were…

Attachment Styles in Relationships: To Be or Not to Be…Secure? || By Tristan (TJ) Dubovich, Affordable Counseling Intern for People House

By People House | February 14, 2023

Do you remember where you first learned what relationships should look like? What influenced your ideas on how you should communicate with your partner or the expectations you should hold for them? If yes, you have an amazing memory and I’m jealous. But if not, it’s fair to say you most likely learned about relationships…

How to Digest Something When You Didn’t Choose to Eat It || By Stephanie Boulton, MA, LPCC

By People House | February 7, 2023

Of course, I’m not talking about food; I’m alluding to changes that happen to us that we didn’t choose to make, the things that don’t really fall under our control, like the price of eggs, being laid off, or having a family member push our boundaries. This also includes but definitely is not limited to:…

The Power of Uncertainty || by Catherine Dockery, MA, Conscious Aging Facilitator

By People House | January 31, 2023

“We are frequently in error but rarely in doubt.” – Ellen Langer, PhD Certainty and Its Limits First, let’s talk about certainty. We love certainty. It feels good. Certainty is the feeling of confidence when we’ve figured things out. “I’ve got it!” We smile. It feels like life is good and everything fits into place.…

Attraction, Admiration & Adoration || By Rick Garcia, Certified Sex/Cannabis Coach, LMT

By People House | January 24, 2023

I had the most interesting session with a really great woman last month, which led to a wonderful and complex conversation. Before I get to that, I want to just say up front that she asked me to write a blog about this; no names will be used and I was given full permission as…

I Have Complex Childhood Trauma, Now What? || By Annabelle Denmark, MA, LPCC

By People House | January 17, 2023

Your journey to the realization that you have complex childhood trauma You have been to multiple therapists, working through your anxiety and depression. You still struggle with functioning at work, in your relationships, and in accepting and loving yourself. You feel somehow broken, flawed, or unlovable. And then one day, some memories start emerging, from…

Mono No Aware: The Empathy of Things || By Lisa Martinez, Affordable Counseling Intern for People House, ERYT 200-RYT 500

By People House | January 10, 2023

‘To know mono no aware is to discern the power and essence, not just of the moon and the cherry blossoms, but of every single thing existing in this world, and to be stirred by each of them’. — Motoori Norinaga One of my favorite metaphors for the beauty but brevity of life is the…

TIME TO TURN TURTLE, Part 2 || By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA

By People House | January 4, 2023

Turn turtle: Flip your way of thinking, as I wrote in my last blog. New Year’s resolutions can be quickly made and then quickly forgotten. I’m proposing one that only requires a conscious change in one’s thinking: live the “as if.” Again, we do not know what the inside of an atom looks like, but…

Finding Inspiration || By Samantha Camerino (she/her), LCSW

By People House | January 3, 2023

Have you ever sat down to really consider who or what inspires you? I find this to be one of those things we all assume we know, but when forced to think about it, we might realize that surprisingly the answers don’t arrive so quickly. As we enter the new year, I’ve been pondering this…

Bringing the Soul back into Psychology

By People House | December 28, 2022

By Elani Engelken MA, MFTC, LPCC One of my previous posts gave a brief synopsis of the historical and cultural role of soul in psychology in the West. I received my masters in a program, grounded in depth psychology, an orientation started by Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Jung believed that the psyche…

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.

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.

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