Dream Lion Traveling I am working on a series of illustrations for my book, (Working title) Mended Wings: Brokenness As Inspiration This illustration is about the inner journey. Here I depict that interior realm replete with it’s own symbol language. There are two people in each little boat navigating the river together. If just […]
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Happenning Upon Each Other
Almost 3 decades I have been in this practice of being and ever becoming a psychotherapist. It is still miraculous to me the bravery it takes to be a vulnerable human being. Relationships between people are like dense forests. Or maybe it’s the people themselves who are the forest, trail after trail opening up […]
The Security of Insecurity
Often patients come to me worried about the turmoil of the world. It seems like there is less illusion of security. So how do we find a way to bear that reality and still engage wholeheartedly in life? This is the zillion dollar question. Recently I witnessed the creation of a sand mandala by […]
Depression Can LIft At The Sound of a Bird
depression can lift at the sound of a bird I have not written for months and months. I was waiting for inspiration. But my wait, was much more… a pause between moments. To wait can be hard. But to wait openly, is to allow an open territory to be filled in it’s own time. Listen […]
Becoming Safer
I have been leading groups for many years. When the session is over and all the members are gone, I sit in my cozy red chair and feel what is left in the room. In the last few years I have included the use of a group sand tray process. Particularly when the group is […]