Warning: A bit of self-disclosure in this article. After my high school sophomore season in football, I chose to dedicate my time to becoming a better baseball player. This means I did not play basketball. This also means that I was not as active as I would have been. I slowly began to gain weight,…
Today I was told something very interesting. A young man talking with me stated, "I don't feel feelings." Acting surprised I continued to ask more questions, however, he honestly believed he did not feel any type of emotion. After some dialogue - he changed his mind about those "feelings" he "didn't feel." Maybe you are…
What if I told you that I have the secrets and skills to live the perfect life, have the best things, thrive in any and all relationships, feel comfortable in all social settings, have no more "bad days" and simply love all aspects of life? Would you believe me? Would you be interested? Are you…
Take a moment. Right now -- and ask yourself, "What makes me extraordinary?" So many of us think of ourselves as ordinary, average, typical, or simply boring. Again - think, "What makes me extraordinary?" The subject of "me" can go in a lot of different directions. One thinks about their 9 to 5 job that…
It's officially been 32 days since I started the 30 day nutritional challenge called the Whole30® Now I am definitely not as bold as to post before and after pictures of myself, so the sick figure on top of a mountain will suffice for now, but the differences are there. Here are some of the…
As I begin this sentence, I am not planning on this post being very long (things always change though). The last two days have been wonderful and difficult all at the same time. I am sure a lot of people have these types of days. It has been difficult in the sense that my "day…
A large amount of this post was influenced by a sermon I heard a few days ago. The words that Louie Giglio has in his new series, "Hope Has a Name" seems to fit in perfectly with how I see myself in my own practice as a marriage and family therapist associate. I listened to…
Anyone who knows what I do could probably guess a few things I have to manage on a day to day basis. Encouraging others, instilling hope, empathizing with people though difficult moments, etc. There are many things I enjoy about therapy, but sometimes my life is engrossed in conflict. Hearing about loss, listening to suffering,…
