Reducing Anxiety

Transcript: We are moving toward opening up our communities once again. Like I’ve said in the past, I’m not able to give medical advice re: medical conditions.  However, I can speak to anxiety and fear.   Anytime we’ve avoiding something that has us concerned, we actually increase our anxieties.  As a country we’ve…

Let’s Talk About Masks

Let’s talk about masks. A timely topic, don’t you think? If you’re old enough to remember The Lone Ranger, you may recall the ending of each episode: as he rode away, someone would ask, “Who was that masked man?” Today, that line feels almost ironic. In a world where we carefully manage our…

Shame Lies

I work a lot with folks who battle with shame.  A key truth about shame is that it lies.  But the lies it comes up with are super sophisticated: they are based on truth – but only a very little bit of truth.  Then shame brings our focus to only see that one…

From Polarizing to Loving

From Polarizing to Loving There is a human reaction that occurs in every society:  Polarization. One person steps to one side of an issue, and the other person – feeling the need to bring balance – steps to the other side.   The first person may feel unheard, or may simply feel the…