My Inner Child

This started out as a humorous post. I was going to make fun of my school pictures, which isn’t hard to do, but then I had a change of heart. You’ll notice that… Continue reading →

R U L E S

“Blessed are the Flexible for they will not get bent out of shape.” I thought today, for Therapeutic Thursday, we could examine our understanding of rules (personal, family, societal.) I have a funny… Continue reading →

C O D E P E N D E N C Y

We hear the term thrown around all the time but I suspect that most people don’t fully understand what codependency is. Why do I think this? — Because I have a hard time… Continue reading →

E M P A T H Y

There are some things in life that we take for granted. One of those things happens to be human emotion or feelings. We just assume that everyone has the ability to feel the… Continue reading →

Welcome to Toxic Tuesday!

I’ve decided, since the weather is so bitter, to coordinate my mood and be bitter, too!! Until spring arrives I plan to use Toxic Tuesdays to release what I’m currently feeling. I’m processing… Continue reading →

A Brief Look At OCD.

T H E R A P E U T I C      T H U R S D A Y It was difficult choosing a topic for today, there are so many good… Continue reading →

Impression Management

Therapeutic Thursday on Friday I meant to start this new Gripping Life series yesterday, but I wasn’t feeling well so here it is today. I’d like to introduce a new mental health or… Continue reading →

Embracing my inner man…

Sometimes I wonder where I fall on the continuum of masculine and feminine. I’ve always had my suspicions that I teeter close to that middle dividing line, the cusp where all the enigmatic… Continue reading →

Something new to whine about…

I realize it’s not Whiny Wednesday but I have some significant grievances that are already stacking up this Monday morning. I feel like I might as well spill them a couple of days… Continue reading →