Thanksgiving is traditionally a time of joyful coming together; a celebration of gratitude, thanks and giving, amongst a warm and welcoming backdrop of family, friends and food. For those fortunate enough to have had positive memories associated with this tradition, the upcoming holiday is anticipated with enthusiasm and warm expectation. But for others…(Read More)
Our team recently had the honor of dining with Dr Jeffrey Zeig, the Founder and Director of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation and tireless architect of the Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference. Over glasses of wine and fantastic fare, we introduced ourselves by sharing candidly who had been the most influential Master of…(Read More)
I recently had the opportunity to attend my first-ever Evolution of Psychotherapy conference. What has aptly become known as the “Woodstock of Psychology,” this comprehensive conference takes place only once every 4-5 years, and accommodates 8000 enthusiastic psycho-fans, across 3 expansive venues, within the Anaheim convention center. In short, it is the…(Read More)
It was the middle of the night, I was in a foreign country, and I was meeting a man I did not know who promised to guide me and my family through a treacherous valley, into the mouth of three volcanoes. It was billed as a “journey of a lifetime,” the Tongariro Alpine Crossing…(Read More)
There is perhaps nothing more personal than the relationship you have with your body. Love it. Hate it. Embrace it. Or reject it. The intimate relationship you have with your body, the one you walk around in, the one that encases your soul, is as complex and personal as it comes. Yet… it is also…(Read More)
Letting go of a soon-to-be adult daughter is perhaps the hardest thing I have done. For those who know me well, standing on the sidelines of any part of life is not a trait that comes naturally to me and the acceptance of, and maneuvering through, this astonishingly beautiful, astonishingly challenging, stage…(Read More)
