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The Audacity of Springtime

The Audacity of Springtime

It’s almost spring. The days are getting longer and warmer. The sun is sometimes shining. Even though the rain continues to fall…that’s the thing, right there…The sun is sometimes shining…while the rain persists. How unfair that spring comes every year, no matter what...

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Giving and Taking of Warmth

Giving and Taking of Warmth

Every day, I learn more about human interactions, attachment, and relationships. Recently, while scrolling through my podcast feed, I came across the term kleptothermy. I had never seen this word before, and it immediately caught my attention. I love language and...

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Walking the Middle Path: ADHD and Midlife

Walking the Middle Path: ADHD and Midlife

Psychoeducational, skills-based, relational, and trauma-informed, this group is for marginalized genders between the ages of 35 – 60 (approximately), with ADHD who are experiencing challenges related to emotional regulation, perimenopause/menopause and other hormone-related challenges, changing relationships, and life roles (parenting, caregiving, career shifts).

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Hate Transmogrified

Hate Transmogrified

As this world doubles down on fascism and our fear increases, holding steady can get harder.  On June 14th, a man defaced the front door frame of Pulse with a symbol of hate.  This man drew a swastika on our door, pointed at the doorbell, and looked into the eye of...

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Be a Bee

Be a Bee

There is something about the way we feel safe in our bodies when we want to control outcomes. The body experiences safety when outcomes are not felt as a means for control, but as a system for healing. So often the desire to heal becomes a push through or another way...

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