5 Life Lessons From "The Greatest Showman"

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In our house, we are big fans of the movie “The Greatest Showman”.  The actors, the story line, and oh, the songs!  I have listened to the soundtrack on repeat more times than I am possibly count.  Every time I hear the songs, I can’t help but think about how much I love it!  I love the words, the message of the songs, and the story line too!  As I was watching it one of these most recent times, it occurred to me that there are some amazing life lessons in this movie. 

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Loss During The Holidays

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The temperatures are starting to cool, the leaves are changing colors, and everything seems to be pumpkin spice and apple. Fall is finally here! If you are like me, then many of you are loving this and have been waiting for this time of the year.   The stores have displays of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas items and decoration.   Many find this very exciting…. it means major holidays are rapidly approaching bringing great traditions and festivities.  However, many of us feel increased anxiety and sadness as the holidays approach. We are bombarded by feeling stress and pressure to put on a happy face to express excitement and joyfulness about the rapidly approaching holidays.  Many of us likely looked forward to and enjoyed the holidays in the past. Yet, if you have lost a loved one, you may be struggling to look forward to the holidays as you once did.  Whether due to estranged relationships, our loved ones serving in the military away from home, incarceration, or death, the loss is felt. 

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An Introduction To Brainspotting

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I first heard about Brainspotting earlier this year, when another therapist colleague mentioned it.  After reading David Grand’s book Brainspotting: The Revolutionary New Therapy For Rapid and Effective Change, I was intrigued!  I attended the Phase 1 training in Maryland earlier this month, and am happy to be able to explain more about this type of therapy.  Here’s a brief overview to give you more information on this exciting new therapy that I am now able to offer as a Brainspotting Practitioner.

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The Reality of Grief

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Grieving is not something that many of us are comfortable talking about.  Perhaps, talking about grief makes us think about our own mortality and most don’t want to think about that; at least not until we reach a certain age.  Also, often people do not know what to say to those who are grieving.  Yet, grief is something that each of us experience and will continue to experience throughout our lives.  My goal of this blog is to help people understand grief more and learn ways to help ourselves and others to grieve in a healthy way. 

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Tips for Deal with Bullying in the Work Place

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Today at work you come out of your office and a coworker approaches you demands “what is wrong with you?!”  This is not a onetime experience.  This coworker frequently insults you and your work in front of others and challenges you in front of your customers and coworkers.  The coworker questions your sanity.  The coworker often tells you how you are living your life wrong, such as not having kids but instead choosing to do rescue work.  When you have approached a supervisor about it, they minimize it and say it is just his way of talking and interacting with you.  Nothing changes.

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