Mourning What Should Have Been
A significant part of me cringes as I put the word should in the title of this post. As a therapist who works some using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) I have attempted to erase should from my vocabulary. I also
Faith in Something
I have spent most of my adult life struggling with religion while maintaining a decent amount of my own faith. Because frankly, there is nothing like being a mental health therapist who has struggled with infertility to make one doubt
Love the Life You Lead. Spring 2014. DAY ELEVEN: Justine Brooks Froelker
Love the Life You LeadSpring 2014. DAY ELEVENJustine Brooks Froelker What if you feel the fear but choose it anyway? We often times don’t want to admit to ourselves that we always have a choice. Sure, they may be two pretty shitty
The Gravity of Relapse
I am carefully minding the balance between being gentle with myself in that I did the very best I could given the situation I was in and being frustrated that I didn't fight harder for myself and my recovery.
The Myriagon of Ever Upward Light
A myriagon is a polygon with 10,000 sides. A shape that can look much like a circle with as many sides as Ever Upward has now been viewed all over the world in 43 different countries.
The Paradox of Letting Go: 5 Things We Continuously Hold On To
Letting go is an art we must grapple with, I think, throughout our entire lives if we are going to have any sense of peace, contentment and happiness.
My First Step Out of Rock Bottom to Start My Walk on the Moon
I can't say for sure what was the one catalyst for me to take the first giant, and most difficult, step out of rock bottom. That first step of my own walk on the moon. The first step that was
Lights in the Tunnel
Life is hard, people are complicated and we simply just don’t get the joy without the pain and work. Which means it can be tempting to give up, to quit; to accept what is but not in the healthy letting
