Becoming Resilient Enough To Be Vulnerable

This photo is from my illustration from the book I  am writing about the  mutually derived experiences  formed as  patients have permitted  me to come  close to the  concealed  portions of their  unearthed self. Now with almost 3 decades  behind me and still with me, I am attempting to delineate the particular components that would

Nourishing Goodbyes: Group Sandplay

Group Sandplay Process: Saying goodbye is never easy, if it is a real goodbye.  Every goodbye echoes former losses. A cherished member of the ongoing adult  psychotherapy group was leaving.  I cannot share the actual event but I did want to  describe the  experiential that  I created in my attempt to  fortify the  connections between

Being Alone In The Dark

The last post I referred to a poem about one of the many night stars being brought down into the depth of the dark to bring just enough light to see in the dark. The wise teller of that story knew that only one star, not more was needed. Relief is necessary and joy is