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
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