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Running on Empty

“Without the ability to assert ourselves, we will have difficulty living with integrity and self-respect. Sacrificing our rights usually trains others to mistreat us. By standing up for our rights, we should we respect ourselves and thus win the respect…

Embrace The Trauma

“Anxiety is freedom’s possibility…” ~The Concept of Anxiety by Soren Kierkegaard      I’m horrible at golf. I am my own hazard. It’s bad. However, I really enjoy it! Playing reminds me of spending time with my dad and I’ve found…

An Open Letter to Kansas BSRB

“As long as he denies his own agency, real change is unlikely because his attention will be directed toward changing his environment rather than himself.”  ― Irvin D. Yalom, The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation…

The Fantastical Poison

“If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself.” -Rollo May          Fantasy is thinking about what should be. Creativity is thinking about what…