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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...

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...

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 had...

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...

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...

I thought I would come to my writing this morning to share about the recent release of my book, Trust Within: Letting your Intuition Lead, that was published last Tuesday with so much joy and excitement. But as my hands hit the keys this is what arrived. My dad...

“To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard.” —Allen Ginsberg, WD Being a writer is such an interesting experiment on the psyche. It is so much more than putting words on a piece of paper to tell a story or share one’s expertise. It really...

About nine months ago, I was sitting alone upon a floral bedspread in my mother’s bedroom at the summer home where we have been vacationing since I was a young child. I was looking out a paned glass window witnessing my giggling nieces and nephews playing in the...

Last weekend I traded in my cell phone, email, and Instagram to head to Camp, Heart Camp to be specific. As a therapist I need continuing education hours to keep my license for private practice so I decided instead of being in a conference room at a local Holiday...

“I hope you will go out and let stories, that is life, happen to you, and that you will work with these stories… water them with your blood and tears and your laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom.” - Clarissa Pinkola Estes Nine months ago I...