It's safe to say children see the world through a much different lens than most adults do. Just by observing them play we get a glimpse inside their imagination and discover how full of possibilities the world can be.
Read MoreFor most of my life, I have willingly defined myself as a quiet person. This description seemed to follow me around no matter where I went, so there was never a need to question its validity. As far as I was concerned maybe I was just born that way.
Read MoreSometimes one of the hardest things to do is resist imposing our expectations onto situations. We want to make sure we are in the right place, doing the right thing, at the right time. Rarely do we ever stop to consider the implicit judgments attached to those ideas, or where they come from in the first place.
Read MoreWords matter. Words have substantial influence over our reality. They can empower or constrain us if we let them.
Read MoreIn this life there can often be a tendency to place great emphasis on what goes on around us. We are relational creatures after all, and we use our observation of what appears to be separate from us to accurately measure the “rightness” of our own positioning in any given situation.
Read MoreIf you’re anything like me, you’ve wondered at some point, am I normal? Then in order to answer this question you had to ask yourself another one. What exactly is normal anyway?
Read MoreContained within these pages are the varying components of my approach to therapeutic work. These consist of my personal orientation to therapy, human beings, problems, and change, which are systems theory, postmodernism, social constructionism, and narrative therapy.
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