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What’s Your Triad?
There’s a pattern of dysfunction called the Triad many of us have without even realizing it. This is one of many things I learned about myself in therapy. Triad refers to the way people Think,...
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Mommy’s Green Dress
When I was a little girl, my mom had a beautiful green dress hanging in the closet of our guest bedroom. She’d worn the dress to parties in the post WW2 era. It was exciting just hearing her talk about...
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Anger -Constructive or Destructive?
Anger with a D is Danger. That’s the kind of anger I used to have. The Destructive Kind. Anger was my best friend. Always accessible and purposeful, it was my go-to response to many of life’s...
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The Difference Between Feeling Better and Getting Better
Feeling better seems to be a universal goal of humankind. When we’re experiencing physical, emotional, or spiritual pain, the instinct to feel better can take on a life of its own. Most of us don’t...
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PCT Hike Update
My daughter’s hike on the Pacific Crest Trail continues…and I am more amazed at her tenacity every day. I’m so grateful she has a GPS device that allows her to send messages in addition to ‘pinging’...
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Journeys of Healing & Discovery
When I started my road to recovery, I felt incredibly alone. My circle of friends at that time were not interested in things like feeling pain, speaking truth, or self-reflection. Who could blame us,...
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PCT -Bears, Canada & Back to Reality
My daughter’s epic summer journey on the PCT ended on September 9th. She hiked from the Columbia River, at the Bridge of the Gods, to Manning Provincial Park in British Columbia. It was done in...
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Exposing Skeletons in the Closet
With Halloween around the corner, ghoulish decorations are beginning to pop up alongside gargantuan pumpkins, bumpy gourds, and colorful leaves. A plastic skeleton swinging in the wind recently...
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School Days of Yesteryear
I recently jotted down some memories of my school days in Alaska where the entire school K-12 was about 100 students. Boys routinely brought guns to school for after-school hunting, the basketball...
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Finding My Voice
***On a blog sabbatical until July 2015*** Keeping secrets, not telling. The truth was strangled in my throat for so many years. Once I became strong enough to tell my truth to one, then another, I...
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Would You Rename Yourself?
I did. Our names are a huge part of our identities…Given by our parents, modified into nicknames we may or may not like, and sometimes linked to our ancestors or favorite family members. Names have...
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