The ability to make decisions seems to elude some people. They can’t just make a decision. This post is inspired by a conversation I had with a young man about his intense worry before, during and after making decisions. More specifically, he is worried about making the wrong decision. We looked closer at the decisions […]
A few colleagues and I were discussing injustice recently. We were wondering if “Response to injustice” should be added to the list of treatable diagnoses given the frequency of injustices in the world and how often this is the reason someone comes to counseling. Injustice can be horribly disturbing to our emotional and spiritual well
Where were you on 911 ? On a home visit. That is where I was when I first knew what was happening on 9/11. My first job as a social worker was at Mt. Hope Family Center. Most of my day was spent visiting families in the community to provide education and support. The TV,
Sept 1st! Time for New Years Resolutions! After having gone to school for 16 years straight, then working in a preschool for several years, and now having my own children going to school, my body is pretty regulated to the Northern Hemisphere’s academic calendar. My new year starts in September. Labor Day is the day
There may be a common belief that energy healers is “way out there”. Such was expressed to me recently. “Jodi, some of that stuff is a bit out there.” Is it way out there? I have to disagree. There is so much elemental healing symbols in mainstream today. This is not surprising as we all
Staring into her eyes, I promise to hold my gaze as long as she does. With a subtle pinpoint of energy, I feel the deer committing to the same. Our minds lock together, only love, wonder and awareness between us. No past, no future, just this very second of visual co-embrace. Our energies merge and
In my previous post, you read how connecting so heartily to the Quito healing practices in the shapeshift workshops felt like coming home. The emphasis on story resonates with how I saw the world. And to me, fit like a glove with narrative philosophy. Stories are how the world is created. Change the story, change
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A year ago, I decided to do something to nurture my soul. Working hard to build my practice, study and teach Narrative Therapy, and attend to my family and home, I had been neglecting myself. Looking for a retreat that allowed me to pause my hectic life and spend time inside my heart rather than in my head, while at the same time supported my mission to help others, I signed up for a course at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York.