Overcoming oppression is one of the primary things that clients need your help to do. They may not realize it, because they may not understand yet the ways they’ve been hurt and limited by oppression. That makes it all the more important that...
We come to understand the experiences we have, even as we’re having them, through the stories we tell about them. Stories help us make meaning of what’s happening. We are made of stories.
Life is an ongoing choose-your-own-adventure...
Human beings are complex organisms. I mean, I don’t know when the last time was that you tried to design a self-aware, interactive, embodied consciousness with the capacity to to learn and evolve and alter its environment, but it’s not...
Why are you here? No, I mean why are you really here?
There are two ways you could take this question. The first is, “Why have you come back to check out this blog again? What are you hoping you’ll get out of it?” The second...
Some things about you set you apart. There are ways you don’t fit in, beliefs and behaviors of yours that are outrageous, ways the world is that have never made sense to you. If you pay attention to these parts, let them lead the way, they will...
Relationships have a natural life cycle: a beginning, a middle, and an end. Along the way, they pass through a series of stages. Some relationships make it to the next stage; some don’t. If they last long enough, someone eventually leaves the...
So you’ve been to the playa, and you’ve seen the promised land – the promise of freedom, of self-expression, of immediacy and creativity and community. The playa fed you,...
Do you live your life on-trail, or off-trail? Trails, roads, and paths make it easier to get from place to place, but only if you want to limit the places you go to the places the trail goes. To gain access to the rest of the world, however, you need...
(Skip ahead to the video.)
There is a formula for overcoming fear. In the world of counseling, applying any formula is always an art form, as no two people or situations are alike. Nonetheless, the process of overcoming fears (in forms such...
Ordinary reality is not designed with personal growth in mind. If you like conformity, competition, or pretense, then...
