The Power of Pause

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. –          Victor Frankl, Psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor I hope the first line of this famous quote of Victor Frankl’s caught your eyes, because here he is talking about what…

Trauma and Trigger

Kate talked about the night when her dog was having a seizure, while her husband was away on a business trip leaving her and their dog, Cooper, alone in the house. She woke up in the middle of the night by the sound of Cooper’s frantic panting. She knew something was wrong with him as…

Difficult and Positive – Giving emotions a fair treatment

“I just want to be happy. Is that too much to ask? I want this sadness to go away so I can live my life.” “I shouldn’t be feeling jealousy about his success, he’s my brother and I know he has worked hard for it.” “After what happened to me, I just tried to think…