Letting Yourself Be Lost

Letting Yourself Be Lost

A couple of weeks ago my family and I hiked 9 miles to one of our beautiful Cascade Lakes. The trail to Green Lakes winds up through the juniper forest alongside a flowing creek until you land upon the majestic clear Green Lake that is held deeply by the Broken Top...
How I woke up to what is happening to our children

How I woke up to what is happening to our children

I went camping with my 12-year-old son this past weekend. As I was driving over to pick him up from a sleepover I began feeling waves of nervousness, sadness, and fear. I was not sure why I was feeling these emotions but was guessing because I was going to spend the...
5 things I have learned since I quit my job

5 things I have learned since I quit my job

As a person who has sat across a room from hundreds of people listening to their stories, I have acquired an antenna for and become somewhat of an expert of people’s facial expressions, body language, and emotions. Since quitting my job 6 weeks ago, I haven’t...
Entering Uncharted Waters

Entering Uncharted Waters

I am quitting my job. I am leaving my private therapy practice with nothing waiting for me on the other side. I am ending my stable career without a company knocking on my door to offer me a position or a publishing house sending me a contract to write another book. I...
Living in the Gray

Living in the Gray

I awoke this morning thinking about the New Year and began reading a few of the resolution lists, such as: The Only Resolution List you Need, Five Things You Can Do To Get in Better Shape or New Years Resolutions: How Do you Make One and Keep It. As I was reading I...