My Depression Management Strategies Don’t Work Anymore
Managing chronic depression during COVID-19 is hard. It seems like we can click on just about any link to a news source these days and read about how depression and anxiety disorders have skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent Boston University School of Public Health study reports that the percentage of U.S. adults reporting being depressed […]
How the Stories We Tell Ourselves Hurt Us
Don’t Believe Everything You Think One day, some five decades ago, I went on a day trip to Cunningham Falls in western Maryland with my parents and younger brother. I remember playing in a little stream while my mom chatted with another woman. “She’s not very surefooted,” I heard my mom say to the woman. […]
The Angry Reiki Master: How to be a Light Worker in the Dark
I have been a practicing Reiki Master for a few years now. Learning the art of Reiki has truly saved my life, and it is my hope that my clients and their animal companions have benefited as well. Lately, however, I’ve noticed myself reacting to many things happening around me with anger, disgust, and fear. When […]
Learning Mindful Walking the Hard Way
Mindfulness is a mantra for our times. In a practice of mindful meditation, we learn to become aware of thoughts, sensations in our bodies, and feelings. We become aware of them with curiosity and kindness, and without judgment. We acknowledge them and let them go. When our minds wander, we gently bring them back to the […]
