Self Care Guilt

What is this thing that happens to me when I do something nice for myself?  This immediate pang of guilt.  Where on earth does this come from?  Why does it happen every time?  Either in a feeling of remorse for doing something nice for myself, or a feeling of guilt because I have spent an […]

Finding Healing (Underneath a Cookie Monster Colored Fuzzy Blue Blanket)

I have to do a genogram for my career counseling class and I included my immediate family, Chris and my grandparents and aunts on both sides.  My teacher docked me off five points for not including my cousins and uncles.  Through therapy with Wendi today I realized that it is too painful to include them.  […]

You Are Not Alone

You are not alone.  I know that, you know that, but do we really feel it?  I see clients as a counselor and I tell them that they are not alone.  It makes them feel good and I hope that it sends the message that I am there for them.  I have issues of my […]

Let Love in Completely

Focusing on the good, on my strengths, and on the people who are ultra loving and important in my life has made a world of difference.  I just started seeing an EMDR therapist named Wendi.  She helped me first by making a list of people who are supportive of me.  I then took the step […]