Defining Courage: Reflections on Simone Biles and Mental Health After Simone Biles withdrew from Olympic competition for mental health reasons, I’ve taken some time to digest what she’s stated, and to read the opinions of others. As a mental health professional and as a former gymnast, I have several thoughts. I may not have new perspectives to offer that haven’t...[ read more ]
Re-entry: Navigating Our Comfort Zone As the case numbers of COVID-19 continue to decrease as vaccinations increase, the world is opening back up. On May 13, 2021 the CDC updated the public health recommendations by stating that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or social distance in public. For many, this announcement came as a huge relief-...[ read more ]
Spring: The Hope of New Life Welcome Spring! For me the early signs of spring are always exciting and hopeful. Everything that had died starts to come to life again. Growing up in Indiana, winters were bitter cold, and I remember how I couldn’t wait to be able to go outside without a jacket and climb our crabapple tree, which...[ read more ]
A couple of weeks ago I embraced a home project that involved doorknobs- lots of them, 20 to be exact. We moved into our new home a little over a year ago, and while there’s much that we love about it, the shiny brass doorknobs reminiscent of the ‘80s made it feel less new. I replaced every single one with...[ read more ]
2020: Farewell or Good Riddance? One more trip around the sun, and the time has come when many reflect upon the previous year and set intentions for the next. When I opened my practice in February of 2018 I intended to begin a blog for my website, but had plenty of excuses for not getting started. Granted, I had a...[ read more ]
I can still recall sitting in my first grade class around March 1, listening to our teacher tell us about the old proverb, “March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.” I’m not sure why that memory stands out to me. Come to think of it, I haven’t really heard that phrase much since then. If you’re...[ read more ]