Trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk (author of the Body Keeps the Score) explains that healing from trauma involves more than thought processes. It requires a new EXPERIENCE to re-wire…

Click HERE for a 6 minute video on Black box thinking

What is it?

Why is it dangerous?

How did I learn this?

What can I do about it?

I recently have had a few clients ask me for ideas on how to handle anxiety as it comes up. This is such a common question, and a topic that deserves more than just a passing conversation, so I thought I’d get it out as a blog for future reference. I have several great tips that can assist in calming anxious thoughts, and some natural (non-medication) solutions that can really help.

Personally, I like having a lot of “tools in the toolbox” to use when negative feelings threaten to overwhelm. I think it’s much better than feeling trapped as a victim of your emotions. *

The short list:

-Learn to Journal                                         -Use Herbal Remedies

-Upgrade Your Diet Specifics           - Consider Your Environment

-Try Gentle Exercise                                  -Get Creative

-Learn About Meditating                      -Invest in Diffusing Triggers 

If I could give you one thing this end-of -the-year-season, I’d give you hope. The kind of hope that does not disappoint.

I’m sure you’ve had times when you’ve  been hopeful, and then got disappointed...and now you’re afraid to hope? Maybe you feel like hope is a mirage...

Let’s take an honest look at hope, and why it should be part of your New Years’ resolutions- and how to avoid “false hope.”

What if I'm tired of things being the same all the time? But I'm not sure I'm ready to ask for help...

Redefining: A perspective on what it really means to start a season of 3D therapy.

Being alone is part of the human experience we all have; everyone is alone at least sometimes, either by choice or in specific situations. Loneliness has been found to activate the pain centers in your brain:

Today, I want to dive in and take on some of the toughest questions I get asked-- and offer straight answers. Maybe you’ve wondered some of these things, too?

What if....

Did you know that picking old blooms from flowering plants (Called dead heading) actually encourages growth of the plant, and makes the roots stronger & deeper?

It’s quite similar with our thinking processes….

Life can Be improved with an Outside Perspective

Just because you are not in a prison with bars and walls doesn’t mean you are free.

The desire to be attractive is inborn in every one of us. You could say we all have a touch of Adam, or Eve in us that calls us to return to perfection.

Of course, food should be considered the number one source of nutrients.

Years ago I attended a series of workshops that extended over a period of time so that the participants really got to know each other fairly well.

​​Establish a protocol to support healthy choices about food, cravings, anxiety, depression, and focus challenges.

Your Destiny is in your Hand!

A few summers ago, I noticed people wearing white jackets with jeans, and determined I needed to buy myself a casual white jacket, too. If I could find a bargain deal, all the better!