Alone But Not Lonely

Alone But Not Lonely

“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape” – Hooks I absolutely love this quote. I love, love, love this quote actually! Have you ever read...

Doing Just The Minimum

I had planned to write a blog today about people who find themselves not giving their all in life or skimping out in certain areas…and then I saw on Facebook a post by one of my favorites pages, Humans of New York (www.humansofnewyork.com) The idea behind HONY...
Life Passport

Life Passport

I have heard, on many occasions, people talk about regrets regarding life choices that didn’t turn out quite like they had hoped or worries about future decisions that also might result in disappointment.  While these feelings are completely normal and everyone...
Issues Know No Class

Issues Know No Class

My Master’s Degree is in Social Work so every two years, I have to do continuing education hours that is specific to the field. In every training I have attended, everyone goes around the room to introduce themselves and where they do their work. Inevitably,...
A Lumpy Rug

A Lumpy Rug

We have all heard and probably have used the idiom of “sweeping something under the rug”. Sometimes we reference it in literal cleaning terms; we may not have had time to do a full cleaning so we just moved some dirt around in such a way that it is unseen....
Comfortably Numb

Comfortably Numb

“Numb: Deprived of the power to feel…Emotionally unresponsive; indifferent” Many people come into counseling because they feel that they need to make a big change in a relationship and are not sure which course of action they should take.  Often...