How to Deal with Toxic People
[Published in Natural Awakening’s magazine, July 2017 edition.] We all have that (at least!) one person in our life that we just don’t know what to do with. We try...
How to be a B***h: Reflections of a Therapist
[As printed in The Women’s LifeStyle Magazine of Greater Kalamazoo, May 2017 Edition] Yep. You read right. That is the title of this article. Now that I have your attention…...
Vlog – Interview About Me
To hear more about the motivations behind my trip to India, why I specialize in counseling worrying women and struggling couples, and what services I offer, check out my new...
Should I Take Medication?: The Mental Health Dilemma
[Published in Natural Awakening’s magazine, May 2017 edition.] As a holistic therapist, this is the question I get most often. To me, being holistic means looking at the whole picture...
What is Anxiety?: Making Friends with the “Fear Spiral”
The Wisdom of President Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt famously stated about the political climate in the 1930s that “We have nothing to fear but fear itself”. At the time, he...
Why Won’t My Husband Stop Drinking?!: Explaining Addiction
I recently wrote a blog titled “Addiction Treatment: Why It’s More than Just ‘Will Power’”. The fact that hundreds of people interacted with the material tells me that people are...
How to Survive (& Thrive!) as an Empath
[Published in Natural Awakening’s magazine, March 2017 edition.] On my professional Facebook page, I recently posted a link to an article by the famous holistic practitioner, Deepak Chopra, on how...
Addiction Treatment: Why It’s More than Just “Will Power”
I used to work at a center for addiction treatment for 5 years. Those seeking treatment were exhausted, struggling to be healthy, and often had spent years battling their addiction....
For the love of Dog!
[As printed in Greater Kalamazoo’s Women’s LifeStyle Magazine, February 2017 Edition] If you have ever had a dog (or any pet), you know the love they offer. To pet owners, animals...