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Healing can also be passed generation to generation Recently, I had the great honor to deliver…

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Each year on the Fourth of July, my family and I join hundreds of others to…

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In a recent two-part series of the Recovery in Christ podcast, I had the opportunity to…

As graduation season approaches, I’ve been thinking about how often we cross thresholds without realizing it...

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One of my richest blessings is to have both my adult children and their spouses living…

As a therapist you have a hard job sometimes. Many people will go their lifetime only…

Maybe it’s just me, but today’s state of affairs feels like a dumpster fire. The experience…

The physical therapist’s words shocked me and brought quick tears. After hearing about my experience on…

Whether you’re an addict or the partner of an addict, addiction – even just life challenges…

This is the time for thinking about Christmas gifts, and if you’re honest – and I…

Recently I was asked to give a presentation on insecurity and significance.

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“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop Mount Kilimanjaro, which…

There is a retreat space in the country an hour from where I live that has...

If you’re a regular reader of my monthly blogs, you may remember that August was my…

Most of you know that during our workshop we teach about John 5, the healing at...

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro next month may be the hardest thing I’ve ever done physically (well, except…

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Recently, I have been prompted to contemplate grief. I think it is my stage of life,...

The dark colored spots on the entry rug caught my eye when I opened the back…

For weeks I’ve been in a battle with nature, and a part of me is ashamed…

I have spent my professional life studying how we change.

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