“I DID IT, I DID IT, I DID IT!!!” Over and over. That’s what I said to my husband when I called him right after the radio show. I’m an introvert. I’ve always been kinda shy. I had a years long standing belief that I could not speak in full sentences in front of a …
First Row Living–Co-hosting Radio Live!
There are some things I absolutely knew I would NOT do in my life. Astronaut. Brain Surgeon, Professional Race Car Driver. Radio Talk Show Host. Y’know…some things are just beyond a person’s scope of imagination…it’s not remotely possible, with skills I would never, ever have. Being these wasn’t gonna happen for me. Except one is. …
What is Your Calling?
Our newest therapist, Lindsey Walsh, lets us in on his thoughts today… Do you have a calling? I’m guessing you probably do, even if you don’t know it yet. I must confess: I’m a late bloomer. A veeery late bloomer. Winter wheat late. Trick-or-Treating at American Thanksgiving late. Late. And yet, here I am, nearing …
Wasn’t washed away
I have three Junior Tribe Members that don’t live with me. On Monday, one of those JTM’s came over for supper…we caught up as we ate our meal, made snickerdoodles together–one scooping cookie dough while the other rolled the balls in the cinnamon sugar–and then watched the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. I …
On Being Loved: both in spite of and because of ourselves
Love is a burning thing. I really think ol’ Johnny Cash was on to something there. When I work with folks and we talk about love, I often mention how good love is–you know, the kind that leaves us feeling full up and just good right down to our toes, that kind of love is …
12 Steps to Step Parenting: What clients taught a therapist
When I was a kid, there was a time when I would race home from school so that I could watch the Brady Bunch on TV. She has three daughters, he has three sons and they marry–they children have squabbles, to be certain, but they were always lovingly and successfully resolved at the end of …
Necessary losses
We know, as parents, from the moment we give birth to a child, that this precious being is only entrusted to us for a time. I knew one day that my child would leave. I knew that in my head…but didn’t ever think about facing the reality with my heart. We raise our children with …
Tale of a Wedding: JTM’s
I have loved my Junior Tribe Members since before they were conceived. I have been their mother all of their lives. I have worked to provide a stable base and safe haven for them, particularly during times of transition–and our family has had periods of significant shifts. Their sense of security came first for me…and …
Tale of a Wedding Part 3
I respected him before I knew him, and liked him as a human being before I loved him as more. He is someone I have fun with, am supported by, and challenges me. In him was a man I couldn’t imagine being without. He is someone I want to invest in, and make his life …
Tale of a Wedding Part 2
At a wedding we usually talk about the wedding bands being a perfect circle, with no beginning and no end. But we all know that these rings do have a beginning. Rock is dug up from the earth. Metal is liquefied in a furnace, then molded, and painstakingly polished. Something beautiful is made out of …