https://youtu.be/llci8MVh8J4 I have been wanting to write something in the last few weeks about the protests around the country. Sadly, almost the exact same protests that have been happening since the early 1900's. I have felt small and inadequate in relation to the power of this issue, timidly hiding behind my privilege because I can, … Continue reading Black Lives Matter
Wrestling Convention
I am writing during a time of unrest and unpredictability, globally. It is no coincidence then that there is unrest in my soul and likely in yours too. It makes me want to talk about monogamy and the mind. Why? Mostly because, during times of weirdness and we are uncomfortable it is easy to blame … Continue reading Wrestling Convention
The Invisible Hurricane of Unknown Length
Here in the south we are no strangers to the phenomenon of hurricanes and all that comes along with that. Hurricanes mean ambient anxiety, bottles of water, alarmist newscasts and spots of financial fear. In those times there are flashes of worst case scenario imagery and lots of phone calls to loved ones. Many texts. … Continue reading The Invisible Hurricane of Unknown Length
Quote of the Season
“Neuroscience research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is by becoming aware of our inner experience and learning to befriend what is going inside ourselves.”― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Dark Days
I was looking at old letters yesterday. From just shy of 10 years ago. In them I was going on about how it felt like I woke up on the edge of a cliff every morning filled with dread and spent most of my day getting myself off that ledge only to inadvertently fall asleep … Continue reading Dark Days
Betsy Powers, LPC 