Another blog post written by Lindsey Walsh, our newest therapist. Spoiler Alert: This post is about the Wisdom of Sadness and how the Pixar film, Inside Out honours deeper emotions in kids and adults. I’m grateful to my colleagues who are taking on the challenge of writing some blogs, while I take some time “nesting” …
Inside Out: Your Inside Family and Outside Family
Yes…Bergen and Associates Therapists are Pixar’s Inside Out fans. Lindsey Walsh continues our love for the movie…and explains why he, even before he sees them movie, loves the concepts behind it. Has Hollywood finally gotten something Absolutely Right? My wife and I have a date to go see Pixar’s Inside Out. I can hardly wait any longer. …
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 …
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 …
Mothering is an attitude
For a lotta years, I was a single mom to my Junior Tribe Members. There wasn’t always enough of me to go around with the driving and cooking and working and supporting and talking and cleaning and all the other things that all mothers do every day. One of my JTM was on a team …
A letter to Car: me
Dear Carolyn, A letter to Carolyn, from Carolyn. That can sorta catch people off guard, including me. Why do we have to have the same name?!! It’s wonderful to be in love and getting married. I’m loving my life, excited about my future, and planning details of a wedding to the man of my dreams. …
A letter to Car: Your kids
Dear Carolyn, They wore red. Each of them. Their shirt or in their tie. It was your favorite color and one of the many ways they honored your memory that day. I remember them walking in to the church and down the aisle to the the front, all slow and somber and dressed up. They cleaned up real …