Holiday Gratitudes and Boundaries

Holiday Gratitudes and Boundaries

Thanksgiving Every year it seems that the holidays just sneak up on me and then they’re here.  I always feel challenged to hold onto the holiday decor for Thanksgiving when I really want to put up all the Christamas decorations. This holiday will be quite mild at my...
Friendsgivings and Thanksgivings

Friendsgivings and Thanksgivings

Gratitudes This week many of you will gather around a table with friends and family and begin to reflect on all that you have been grateful for this past year.  It’s the time of year when we take a whole day to appreciate others and express all that we are thankful...
Polyvagal Ladder and Functional Limitation

Polyvagal Ladder and Functional Limitation

The Aftermath of My Accident Last blog I accounted for all the events of my mountain bike accident and a little of what was ahead.  Silly me, I initially thought I’d just hurry up and get the surgery to put my bones back together, and somehow, being the “superwoman”...
With Gratitude I Survived

With Gratitude I Survived

It Started Out as a Great Adventure Last Saturday, August 5th my husband and his friend Gary invited me on what should have been a benign mountain bike ride.  We were halfway up to Bogus Basin where a newer trail had been opened that looked pretty...
With Thanksgiving Gratitude

With Thanksgiving Gratitude

I Love This Season It’s that time of year when the beautiful fall color leaves have started to fall to the ground and the first dusting of snow on the Boise mountains has taken my breath away.  Every time I look at those mountains, or the sunset over the snowy peaks,...
The Fear of Joy

The Fear of Joy

Common Reason People Come To Therapy One reason many of my clients come to therapy, as they are trying to redefine themselves, is the lack of Joy they feel in their lives.  They’ve accomplished many things in their lives, have successful careers, are usually...