Good Morning Everyone!  It's Friday!!!  Today I start with a funny story that leads us into a lesson on Patterns of Problematic Thinking that is taken from Cognitive Processing Therapy.  I am including a few links to help you learn more abo

Good morning and good coffee everybody! Today I share with you find of my favorite tips for fighting day-to-day depression.

Good Morning!  When I woke up today I was thinking about hiking trips I have taken out west, and one in particular I have used as an analogy in counseling sessions for many years.  Now, I may have shared this story and life lesson with you befor

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  I want to thank my life long friend Kelly for the morning inspiration for today's topic of Pursuing Understanding.

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  I don't want it to be Monday!  No big topic today and a potluck variety of what is on my mind and facebook feed and a little on anxiety in little children.  Look to the facebook page for photos from today's to

Good Morning!  In drinking a glass of water this morning I starting thinking about life lessons that we can learn from this simple yet vital liquid.  The lessons I share on this podcast include: consistent, flexible, adjust to the environment an

Good Morning Everyone!  Today I go over a list titled Simple Formula for Living and comment on the different points on why I think they are important.  

Good Morning Everyone!  Following up on yesterday's podcast about change, I wanted to share with you four important questions regarding implementing successful change, and these questions center on 4 words: Need, Want, Willing, and Committed.

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  What does it take to change?  Whether it is you or someone else, there are some things that work and don't work when it comes to facilitating change.  Today I look at a quote attributed to Lori Deschene that g

Good Morning and Good Coffee Everyone!  This past Friday I had an opportunity to sit down and interview Dale Horaz, LCSW who directs the suicide prevention team with the Marion VA Medical Center.  Dale has worked in suicide prevention for 11 yea