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Boundaries by Buckshot
One buckskin horse and one dun horse face each other over a gate. In this picture, it doesn't look like much is happening. Two handsome...
Jul 13 min read
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Breakthrough or Break-ing?
Do we get a choice? How do we turn our breaking moments, our broken feelings, into a life changing or life-affirming breakthrough? Is...
May 272 min read
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Treatment plan for sensitive canine with thunderstorm fear
Goal: Reduce fear of loud noises and thunderstorms using gradual exposure with bilateral stimulation (BLS), monitoring the dog's senses...
May 252 min read
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Grief...collective, personal, and planet-wide
Death Valley We humans are terrible at grief. For beings who cause so much destruction, we suck at mourning loss. We have whole...
May 134 min read
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Radically imagining a better world
It is hard to find hope right now, as I have reflected before. Because of the oppressive systems that rule our society, the world is on...
Apr 214 min read
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Getting uncomfortable in the "goo"
I don't like being uncomfortable. I know. Understatement, who wouldn't agree. Many of us who come from the privilege of being housed,...
Apr 73 min read
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the good in me loves the good in you
Picture: art with rainbow colors and two silhouettes saying "the good in me loves the good in you with heart, crescent moon, star, and...
Mar 112 min read
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Finding Hope in the Darkness
picture of clouds in the sky with tree silhouettes These are dark times in the world, seemingly especially the US. We are swiftly being...
Feb 252 min read
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Finding your community
If you have been paying attention to many healers, some therapists, and social justice activists/advocates, you'll hear the charge to...
Feb 104 min read
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Self-Trust
Maeve Why is self-trust important? What is self-trust? Many clients come to me expressing a desire to be more confident, to increase...
Jan 282 min read
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The Protective Power of Perfectionism?
Happy, dirty pony How many of you embrace, struggle with, or rely on the power of perfectionism? I wasn't born a perfectionist, but boy...
Jan 153 min read
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Rest is Revolutionary
Grind, hustle, be productive, work-work-work... As humans living in the western world, especially the capitalistic culture of the US,...
Dec 10, 20243 min read
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Pleasure Activism: the politics of feeling good
And how it important it is to feel joy in the face of despair One of the podcasts getting me through the darkest times has been the brown...
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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Post Election Strength, Care, and Compassion
The past week and a couple days have been a doozy. I have been processing my own feelings, re-living (but with more compassion) my...
Nov 15, 20241 min read
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Somatic EMDR
What the heck is somatic EMDR? Short answer: the body and mind working together to help heal. Long answer: Trauma and stress reside in...
Oct 29, 20241 min read
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8 Great skills to practice to reduce stress and improve your mood
This NPR segment is too good not to share. Here are 8 practices to incorporate into your life to reduce stress and boost your mood as we...
Oct 15, 20241 min read
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EMDR for Mammals
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy modality that enables people, and now mammals, to heal from the...
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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Peri/Menopause
Like many women (or humans born with a uterus) in their mid to late forties and fifties, I have fully crossed the threshold from...
Sep 3, 20242 min read
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Sex positive therapy in teens, adults...and kids?
When I opened my practice, I had a client's dad ask me about being sex positive with kids, what that might mean. Which was a great...
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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Aug 8, 20230 min read
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