I’m constantly in a struggle I often lose. I want to slow down, breathe, have a sense of the leisurely passage of time, space in which to contemplate. Instead, I live like a typical contemporary American with a huge To Do list and constant pressure to make sure that every minute is productive. I preach […]
I just have to say it. The terrorist attacks in Paris were in the neighborhood where my husband and I stayed while we were there this summer. This gives me a personal feeling for what otherwise might seem far away. I could have been in one of those cafes… I heard some radio interviews of […]
Last night I went to a reading of short memoir pieces with the theme of A Different Kind of Love Story. My friend Leah Ruekberg has organized a series called StoriesRoc, inviting people to write and deliver true stories on various themes. (Check it out on line if you want to participate.) On the way […]
I’m writing a book/on line course on writing to heal. As of today, my title is Twelve Principles of Writing to Heal from Trauma. I have three main objectives: 1. to explain what trauma is so that we all know how prevalant it is, and that many expeirences we’ve had in life qualify for that […]
Working with clients today, I saw it again and again: we are not what we think, and the process of getting to know ourselves entirely different from how we are accustomed to operating. Clients lie on my table and try to think their way to solving their problems, their “problem” being how they feel. Sad. Scared. […]
My husband Peter and I just came back from a trip to France. We did the usual things tourists are supposed to do in Paris, visited a friend in a village called Pontigny, then hiked in the Alps in Chamonix. Driving back to Paris, I felt sort of guilty for taking 21/2 weeks off. That’s a […]
I was away for two weeks at some trainings in B.C., in the middle of old growth forest with trails in the woods, a stream running through the property, lots of good people. I think what I learned the most was how to talk about my work without even mentioning the name of what I […]
I should be used to this by now, but every time I teach a Writing to Heal workshop, I’m amazed at how profound are the results of some simple writing exercises. Last Saturday, I taught such a workshop, and all the attendees were also surprised at how structure provides the opportunity for creativity and depth. […]
I promised myself I would post a blog once a week; here it is a month later. Other than life as usual, what happened was a weekend in the Adirondacks, teaching almost every Saturday, and Mom turned 94. One of my distinct childhood memories of Mom was when she took me to the doctor to […]
Recently, a miracle happened on my massage table. Well, it seemed like a miracle to the client, who at the end was able only to say “Wow” over and over again as she felt how her body had changed in half an hour. Truthfully, even though I’ve seen it countless times, it feels like a […]
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