Leo Tolstoy opened his blockbuster novel Anna Karenina with this famous statement: All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. And went from there to show -- in gloriously artful detail -- how one family's story could exemplify...
A conversation: I wish I could trust life, a sad Part lamented. Tell me more about that, said Self, what does 'trust life' mean to you? It's like...expecting the good to happen. For me, it's the opposite. I distrust the good, and expect bad stuff. The opposite of...
Dear Friend, Because you found resonance with it, I listened to this podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4YhFtVw5JlM8NFuJXgxwbn?si=087f7ec3a4364708 I admire Glennon's commitment to tread the rough path of recovery from anorexia. Yes I do. And no doubt this IS...
Ego is what holds my Parts together into a functioning Me. Parts who are burdened, carrying unhealed wounds and unmet fears, derange Ego into reactions of hostility, fear, greed, anger and blaming. With my Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist's help, I connect with...
When I am afraid, my capacity to connect to someone I trust and love is diminished ~~ if not totally extinguished. The thing I need the most is the most difficult thing for me to find. This is a pattern I see in myself and in others I work and play with. If I had a...
It probably won't shock you to learn that new research shows eating well can add ten years or more to your life. That's 10 years. Here's a WebMD article discussing these findings. It also won't surprise that the biggest overall impact comes from eating more...