Finding Will

Finding Will Over the past few weeks, I have had the same conversation in different formats, over and again. It usually starts something like this: “I don’t know what is wrong with me. I have no motivation for anything. I have gained so much weight, lost all interest...

Abundance

Abundance   June 21st, summer solstice. I’m sitting in the yard, watching butterflies tumble by, listening to a robin singing out his little heart. The cats are curled up in the shade, the water by the pond is gurgling gently, a breeze is stirring the leaves, the...

The Power of We

The Power of We I have been a psychotherapist for over ten years. During my time working with people I have noticed a gentle yet persistent movement away from self-focus to something else, something broader; an other-focus or better a We-focus. This movement is not...

Michaelmas

Michaelmas Photo by Federico Scarionati on Unsplash As I am writing this – on September 29th – the sun is illuminating a slate-gray sky. Through a veil of gently falling raindrops I can see a rainbow forming before my eyes, framed by the blood-red foliage of the maple...