I had an experience recently when a friendship concluded because it had run its course. It was a friendship that started many years ago, and that wasn’t based on equality. It had become clear to me that if I chose to stay in the relationship, the implicit agreements that we…

You have a choice. And the sum of your choices is your life. The quote above, or others similar in meaning, has been attributed to many different people. At first glance, it seems like a generic line. …

What most people mean when they talk about “letting go” is that it’s time to let go of what you are hanging onto. …

I once had a client who explained to me in colorful details the reasons she was late in attending two sessions with me in a row. When I asked her what she thought might be going on, she told me that she told me “little white lies” because she didn’t…

Making a list of New Year’s resolutions (or deciding on a word / symbol / animal / meme / ring tone for the year) is mostly a Western occupation. Research shows that by the second Friday of January (coming right up!), …

Mindfulness is about present moment awareness, but it is only half of the equation. When practicing mindfulness, it is crucial to do so with kindness and compassion towards ourselves and others. If we cannot cultivate compassion towards ourselves, it is very unlikely that we will be able to be authentically…

Perhaps you have noticed that when you get completely stressed, you go into action mode. Or perhaps it’s the opposite: you get completely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work and you drag yourself through even longer hours to get it all done. …

As the US celebrates Thanksgiving tomorrow, it occurs to me that “gratitude” can be a loaded word for some. There are many reasons that it can feel overwhelming to celebrate gratitude; we can be in a dark place, whether momentarily or for a longer period of time, we can find…

What do you notice about these two world maps? How are they different from the traditional way of depicting landmass and bodies of water? The maps that we are used to seeing are based on the 16th Century maps first drawn up by Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish cartographer. Even though…