Spirituality

I took a break from writing my monthly article this past summer because I thought I was running out of things to write about. I also knew that it was going to be a tumultuous time for me, ... Read More

The final paramita, or practice leading to happiness, is Prajna, or Wisdom. This is not the wisdom that comes with age or long study. This is the wisdom of seeing what is actually happening ... Read More

This month our Paramita, or practice on the path towards happiness, is patience. The practice of patience involves a shift in our perspective. Buddhist teacher Sylvia Boorstein says patience ... Read More

When he was 3 months old, my firstborn child was diagnosed with a choroid plexus carcinoma—a rare, aggressive brain tumor that grows on the structure inside the brain that makes cerebral ... Read More

I facilitate a Family Issues and Loss group for adults. What I find interesting is how one topic almost always spills into the other. When a family loses a member they are not only faced ... Read More

This is the fourth in a series of articles on the Scapegoat and how Voice Dialogue can help heal this ancient phenomenon that continues to occur within all human communities and within ... Read More

A client of mine who is currently “taking a break” for financial and other reasons wrote me an email letting me know that part of the reason for his decision was that he did not feel ... Read More

The term “spiritual bankruptcy” is a word used in the rooms of 12-step programs to characterize addicts who have lost their connection to “higher power.” One dictionary definition ... Read More

Getting treatment for an eating disorder often requires the joint care of a therapist or counselor as well as a medical physician, if the disorder has progressed enough to cause bodily ... Read More

The experiences of abuse survivors and combat veterans have much in common: fear, danger, violence, uncertainty, and trauma. These two groups of people experience high rates of post-traumatic ... Read More

As the year draws to a close, I find myself reminiscing about the end of 2010. As well as its personal impact, the end of 2010 is also the end of the first decade of the 21st century. I ... Read More

Success Love Now is an eight-step process I created for people who wish to achieve goals while awakening into deeper states of love, joy and peace. Running to achieve a goal can become ... Read More