When I work with clients, one of the first orders of business after we develop a connection is to build a common, productive language. I help clients replace particular words or phrases that are limiting: words like but, ever, never, always, you (as a subject) and not & its derivatives like won’t, don’t and can’t. One strategy […]
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Have you ever found yourself on either side of this conversation? A: “You never look up and acknowledge me when I get home. You’re just buried in your phone.” B: “I didn’t realize I have to greet you every time you walk through the door.” A: “See, you can’t even acknowledge that I want you
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As our climate changes, storms get bigger, wildfires are more destructive, and even wind patterns become more unpredictable. These volatile wind patterns affect airplane travel by causing severe turbulence during flight. When relationships go unattended to – when we get into a routine that forgoes efforts to bolster healthy, secure connections – the climate of
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Do you have a client who is stuck in their therapy process? Do you have a client who struggles to stay embodied enough to communicate verbally while triggered? Which of your clients would benefit from therapeutic touch as a support to their talk therapy? “Deep healing on your own terms… with the extra juice
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Do you get flustered when trying to talk about your feelings? Do you feel stuck in your healing process? Are you ready to regain momentum? “Deep healing on your own terms… with the extra juice that comes from being witnessed by not only one healing professional, but two! Powerful!” (JL – Denver, CO) Denver ECP
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In the daunting, isolating world of Entrepreneurs & Start-Up Founders, many people have a hard time getting the emotional support they need. Many of my clients who are Entrepreneurs and Start-up Professionals & Founders report being overwhelmed, without someone to turn to. They feel they can’t turn to their employees to vent, confide, or blow
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When we choose to live authentically, we establish good boundaries and healthier interactions. We take responsibility for our roles. We step outside the dysfunctional system we’ve been in. By no longer colluding in the dysfunction, we up-end the system around us, and the people in it react, often negatively. In the long run though, our
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cityWILD is a bold effort to bring the typically exclusive world of outdoor experiential education to a broad non-traditional audience: low-income youth of color. For the past 14 years, we have been providing tuition-free, comprehensive experiential education programs for urban youth (10-18 years old) in northeast Denver. Our mission is to provide low income, culturally diverse
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Psychological Diagnosis: Dangerous, Desirable, or Both? How do labels hurt and how can they be helpful? Published on February 3, 2012 by Susan Heitler, Ph.D. in Resolution, Not Conflict
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Another challenging and eye-opening interview on Fresh Air from WHYY: “A Father’s Quest To Help His Severely Disabled Son” “When he was 8 months old, Walker Brown was diagnosed with cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome (CFC), a rare disorder that left him with severe cognitive, developmental and physical disabilities. By the time he was 3 years old, his
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