Red-Tailed Hawk
November and December were challenging months in our household. Perhaps it was simply Mercury in retrograde, maybe the effects of long-term holiday sugar over-dosing, or whatever, but words were exchanged. Looks, too. And then, as it always does for us, it passed, like a bad cold, and harmony has been restored. It’s nice to be on the same team again. Right towards the end of this time of disturbance, husband Keith and I were heading into town together. We’d just gotten to the stop sign about a half...
Read More“I Don’t Think I Can Be Hypnotized.”
We live our life in a trance state. To my way of thinking, becoming hypnotized is in some ways more like finally waking up. For those who feel they can’t experience hypnosis, it is really a lack of willingness, a fear of losing control. We go into trance when we read a book, watch TV. Advertising has trance inducing jingles, repetitions and suggestions that make us hungry. Why else would we continue to buy food that if we slow down enough when eating it, we realize it tastes pretty disappointing compared...
Read MoreSharing Memories
“It is all red, black and red,” Anne said, her voice trembling with emotion. “I don’t know what it is?” We had just begun her regression and already she was in the midst of something frightening. ”I’ll count to three and you will be back before everything went red, just before everything went red…one, two, three. Where are you now?” Anne described a house in the woods. There was a tree in the front yard with a tire swing. She took me into the house, but everyone was out in the back yard....
Read MoreThe Beast
The Beast My client, I’ll call him Andrew, first came in with a goal to gain healthier eating habits. We’ve been working together for some time now on what motivates him and his behaviors and how to live his life as authentically as possible. In a previous session, we had done Parts Therapy—a therapeutic modality that calls out the conflicting parts of the personality, gives the different parts a voice, and then my job is to mediate a solution to the problem. Andrew’s parts, the part that motivated him to...
Read MoreFrom Under the Safe Blanket of Snow
“No one is immune from dealing with illness, loss, and trauma…The demons in our lives are wrestling partners. Such a partner has the potential of ultimately strengthening us. Historically, it is interesting to note that not all demons were considered evil. In ancient Greece, the demon was called a “daemon,” and it was believed that each person had his/her own spirit guide or guardian to assist in the life journey. The deamon was a benevolent instructor. Only if pure of heart, the individual could open...
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