I Am Missing You
This morning I woke up thinking about all of you dear ones and how I am missing you. I am missing not seeing you in person, hugging you, grabbing a cup of coffee, a cool green juice, taking a walk,...
View ArticleDo you have Fever? Cabin Fever that is????
Just today I was talking to Yassi, a part-time comedian and all around good woman that’s Shelby’s Stanger’s best friend. I asked her how life was going at Wind and Sea – an idyllic spot in La Jolla,...
View ArticleDo you Hold Space for Others?
This morning I was drinking my coffee and reflecting on my family, my work and you dear friends. I wondered do I truly hold space for those I love and care for and work with. In the addiction and...
View ArticleWhat Are You Hatching in COVID-19?
This week, thanks to my Tennessee webmaster, Marcus Crutcher from wearehatchery.com, whom I have been with for many years, I got to thinking about what we have been hatching since COVID-19 and social...
View ArticleWhat Comes Next?
“Faith is taking the first step even if you don’t see the whole staircase” — Martin Luther King Jr What a week this has been. One of death, destruction, rage and sorrow. It is hard for me to put into...
View ArticleAre Your Relationships Reciprocal? Are You Creating Abundance?
Dear Readers This week I have been pondering reciprocity – what does it mean to be in relationships that are reciprocal. Succinctly, that means you are in a give and take relationship where one values...
View ArticleDE-ESCALATION ANYONE????
Dear ones, It is hard not to ruminate about the tense situations we have found ourselves in the last 90 days. Tempers have flared, emotions risen, and our country has cried out in pain first from a...
View ArticleWho Are Your People?
Dear Ones, I have been thinking about authenticity. What is it who has it and how do we achieve it? As an 18-year-old college student I came into the field having marched with Martin Luther King Jr and...
View ArticleAddiction -High Wealth – Estate Planning -Inheritance
Do you worry about how to protect your assets especially when a loved one has a substance use disorder or has the potential to be a problematic beneficiary?The post Addiction -High Wealth – Estate...
View ArticleDo you WOOP ? Are you Teaching Your Clients To WOOP
This morning I friend sent me a copy of an NPR lecture with Yale’s Laurie Santos (Psychology of Happiness ) and Gabriele Oettingen, a social scientist from NYU. Gabrielle runs a research lab that looks...
View ArticleLanyards
I am on the move again. Come August we will be claiming Marina Del Rey as home. So with moving comes packing, downsizing and a trunk full of memories . Today as I looked around I realized I had lots of...
View ArticleWhat Are You Missing?
In my melancholy mood of missing lanyards, I realized that my clients more often then not talk about what they are missing, relationships, intimacy, missing loved ones who are drowning tin a sea of...
View ArticleHow To Help A Loved One After A Drug Or Alcohol Relapses
Addiction to drugs or alcohol is a struggle that impacts millions of people and families all over the world. A 2017 National Survey on Health and Drug Use indicated that approximately 21.5 million...
View ArticleAre You Reckless? Is Addiction Reckless Behavior?
Lately I have been thinking about what prompts reckless behavior. We all know that in the past 4 months we have been cautioned to act with reserve, to stay put, to social distance and to wear masks....
View ArticleDo You Know a Workaholic?
I was so busy working that I missed July 5 National Workaholics Day. I guess I am guilty as charged. In fact, it wasn’t until a Forbes article undulated before my tired work eyes did, I ever know there...
View ArticleAbout Consent Forms – When Your Loved One is Seeing A Therapist or In Treatment
There is not any one I know that doesn’t have questions about their loved one when there loved one is in therapy or in treatment. It’s natural to want to reach out and talk with your loved one’s...
View ArticleMyths Surrounding Family Therapy and Family Coaching
Let’s face it – family coaching is basically an unknown entity for most people and its scary to be in a group where there has been tension and trust issues. Not every clinician is equipped to engage...
View ArticleWhat Makes A Great Teammate?
What makes a great Teammate? I have had the privilege of collaborating side by side with a few great folks. No doubt you have worked side by side with people we all enjoy and respect and who make work...
View ArticleAnxious? Thought Stopping in COVID 19
Who hasn’t at one time or another been captured by catastrophic thinking? With shelter in place being the norm since March 2020 and families sequestered at home, who has not had an anxious thought?...
View ArticleFollow Me Breaking Up With Your Addiction
Uncle Kracker had a hit song that he wrote in 2001, describing his love affair with heroin. Sadly, he also had made the news in 2007 for an arrest that indicated he may not have been completely over...
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