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The Study Guide I’ve been working on is now available at Amazon.com!  It will also be included in the fee for the upcoming Boundaries 101 course offered by the Columbia Area Career Center in April.  Sign up now for Boundaries 101 by … Continue reading →

You may be wondering what Karla McLaren is talking about when she refers to the three stages of initiation.  What she is referring to are three stages that naturally occur in the human psyche.  Incidentally, they are also represented in … Continue reading →

I have posted gleanings from Karla McLaren’s Language of Emotions here. The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, Some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor. … Continue reading →

PROCESSING Adapted from Carol Rogne: We think of emotional and mental abuse as being overt and recognizable, but it is often subtle, manipulative, and difficult to describe.  In any case, emotional and mental control within relationships adversely affects people that … Continue reading →

Still planning to finish Karla McLaren’s Language of Emotions. I just wanted to give you a preview of another book I’m reading: Who’s Controlling You? Who Are You Controlling? Strategies for Change by Carol Rogne. Outskirts Press, Inc. Denver Colorado. … Continue reading →

Just finished reading McLaren, K. (2010). The Language of emotions: What your feelings are trying to tell you. Boulder, CO: Sounds True. I can’t wait to share my “gleanings” with you. In the meantime, here are some of the thoughts … Continue reading →

I’ve finished reading The Highly Sensitive Person, and can’t recommend it highly enough for anyone–especially people who have felt overly sensitive at times.  I’m pasting in something of particular interest to me below, but for a more in-depth set of … Continue reading →

I’m so happy you’re here! Feel free to come in and look around. Visit Clinical Practice to read about what I do most from nine to five. Check out my novel at Written Works. Up and coming pages will include … Continue reading →

Upcoming Events Reading at Orr Street Studios on Tuesday, May 25, 7:00 pm 2010 American Library Association Annual Book Fair Washington, DC  June 25-June 28 Listen to interview about Tahole from Evening Edition on 3/09/10