by Arbor | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
“There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that is our real disaster.” — His Holiness, the Dalai Lama The shocking violence of the most...
by Arbor | Sep 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you throw out your neurosis, you throw out your wisdom. — Pema Chodron As a therapist, I help clients learn how to silence their inner critics, to climb out of the pit of depression, to develop coping skills to manage panic attacks. And I truly do meet...
by Arbor | Sep 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Being evacuated from the path of a hurricane gave me a new perspective on the priority of my self-care. As a lifelong Midwesterner, I never thought I’d hear, “We are in the direct path of the hurricane.” The closest I’d been to a devastating weather event...
by Arbor | Jul 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Grandma’s Medicine A recent Washington Post article detailed a mental health initiative in Zimbabwe that utilizes “community grandmothers” — lay health workers trained in counseling skills, problem solving and self-care — to help provide vital...
by Arbor | Jul 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Any belief that generates fear or feelings of unworthiness is false; it’s a lie…Our authentic self would never abuse us; it comes from love. –Don Miguel Ruiz Freedom comes with realizing that our fear is not real. Our fear is created by the beliefs...
by Arbor | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
My teachers have all come with the same message. Not “I am holier than thou,” but “You are as holy as I am.” — Neale Donald Walsch, Conversations with God Even if we can resist the pursuit of perfection, most of us find ourselves striving to be better than we...
