Some thoughts on life, healing & the human condition
How Focusing Can Change Everything
http://ideas.time.com/2013/10/07/forget-delayed-gratification-what-kids-really-need-is-cognitive-control/Daniel Goleman is a psychologist, science writer and author of the new book Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence. He also recently published this...
Self-Forgiveness Meditation
Self-Forgiveness Meditation by Eric Kolvig I allow myself to be imperfect. I allow myself to make mistakes. I allow myself to be a learner, still...
Angry Music Makes For Happy People
I just read (and loved) Leah Sottile's Finding Happiness in Angry Music, featured in The Atlantic. I related to Sotille as she described her...
The Effects of Loneliness
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/08/dangers_of_loneliness_social_isolation_is_deadlier_than_obesity.htmlLast month, Slate.com posted an article by Jessica Olien entitled Dangers of Loneliness: Social Isolation is Deadlier than Obesity. In it,...
The latest research in brain science has shown that a key factor in healing traumas and breaking free from old patterns is in creating new...
Last week on the BBC News website, an article by Cathy Edwards on the health benefits of writing was published. In it, Edwards discusses some of the...
Honoring our experiences often means expressing our feelings in some form. This recent NPR article talks about the origins and aims of The...
In places like Asheville, where the entrepreneurial spirit is strong, there seems to be an abundance of health conscious individuals. Austin,...
On Anxiety and Depression
As an Asheville Counselor, I often see individuals who are dealing with varying degrees of anxiety and depression. It is my belief that we all deal...
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