Hello Reader, There's an old saying that says, "Time heals all wounds." While time certainly plays a crucial role in our journey, it will not heal all wounds. We cannot experience a traumatic event, circumstances, or surroundings and sweep it under the rug, hoping for it to disappear. Returning to those feelings, we often find emotions as fresh and raw as the day we left them. In last week's exercise, community members created a timeline detailing the events and circumstances that helped...

Hello Reader, I remember walking into my first session with a new psychologist. I was utterly overwhelmed with the reality of my condition. The weight of trying to white-knuckle my way through life had taken its toll. Things were not right in my world, and I had no idea where to begin. In the following visits, we would talk a lot about my past, my life growing up, and all of the stereotypical things a psychologist should talk about. What didn’t come up was how I was feeling at that moment. I...

Hello Reader, How we tell our story has a lot to do with how we live it out. Whether speaking of a recent victory or a moment of loss, the words we use and what we focus on matter. There’s a particular season of my life I’d like to forget sometimes. One thing I am learning is how to shift my story by changing how I tell that story. Let’s review how I’ve told this story in the past and contrast that version with a new perspective. Perspective 1 The year 2002 marked the beginning of one of the...