All Stopped Up

All Stopped Up

When I was a little girl I had allergies. This was before Claritin or Allegra. It was before allergy testing and allergy shots became vogue….

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Many Mothers

Many Mothers

This is the manuscript from sharing with the ladies at my church at our annual ladies luncheon. Wow…what a special time. I was able to…

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Good Night.

Good Night.

***Parallel Processing Parallel process is a clinical term used to describe the common occurrence in therapy when the therapist’s own experience is reflected in the…

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And The Pendulum Swings Wide...Thoughts on Narcissism

And The Pendulum Swings Wide…Thoughts on Narcissism

I carry you around the house all morning. I promise, Hillary, it seems I would sew you to my hip if I could. I’m getting…

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The Virtue of a Life Lived Small: A New Year's Challenge in the Wake of Sandy Hook

The Virtue of a Life Lived Small: A New Year’s Challenge in the Wake of Sandy Hook

The New Year is upon us and it is time for us to participate in the yearly tradition of setting new goals and listing our…

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The Great Christmas Giveaway: Contentment and Closing Thoughts

The Great Christmas Giveaway: Contentment and Closing Thoughts

Christmas is almost here and I want to give a brief update on my “Christmas Giveaway”. Through exams (both ones I graded and ones I…

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Home for Christmas: Surviving Holiday Family Dynamics

Home for Christmas: Surviving Holiday Family Dynamics

The holiday season is upon us and whether you will stay near or go far chances are that you will be spending time with loved…

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The Christ Carrier

The Christ Carrier

About ten years ago I was both a new mom and a new therapist wandering in the desert that is known as Fresno, California. I…

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The Great Christmas Giveaway, Days 5-8: The Riley's, New Hope, and Living to Tell

The Great Christmas Giveaway, Days 5-8: The Riley’s, New Hope, and Living to Tell

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I have been wondering how I will keep up this little self-challenge tomorrow (Day 8) since we will be with family…

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The Great Christmas Giveaway, Days 2-4: Recycling and New Rules

The Great Christmas Giveaway, Days 2-4: Recycling and New Rules

Only I would start a challenge like “The Great Christmas Giveaway” on THIS week coming up on THIS weekend.  My husband, who is a pastor,…

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THE GREAT CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY!!!

THE GREAT CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY!!!

So this is probably not what you think it will be. I was a little devious sneaky misleading mischievous with the title of this blog…

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The Key to Locked Doors

The Key to Locked Doors

One of a few posts in a short series on thanksgiving. It is so easy to get stuck, to feel trapped, to feel hemmed in…

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Looking For A Sign

Looking For A Sign

The first in a short series of posts on thanksgiving. Every adult likely has a story about the time they got in trouble the WORST. …

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For What It Is Worth: Gottman's Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

For What It Is Worth: Gottman’s Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Therapy is way more than a toolbox of intervention. Information alone cannot replace professional help. However, information can be very powerful. So, for what it’s…

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Get. Moving.

Get. Moving.

In the second chapter of Deuteronomy: Then the LORD said to me, “You have made your way around this hill country long enough; now turn…

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