Getting to the heart of the matter
Introducing the heart as one of the key players in stress-reduction Let’s start with some questions. 1) Where in your body do you feel stress? 2) Where in your body do you feel fear? 3) Where in your body to you feel love and gratitude? Did any of your answers include the heart? Invariably when I ask my clients these questions, they describe tightness, or conversely warmth and expansiveness in their chest. I think most people would consider the heart their emotional cent
Toxic Relationships
Are you in a toxic relationship? A couple of weeks ago, I sat with a client who was expressing her heartbreak and resentment over her adult, alcoholic son. He was planning to move in with them after his divorce. Indefinitely, without sobriety or paying rent I might add. This is a woman who is a life-long caregiver who came to me because of her declining health and depression. She was unable to set appropriate boundaries with her son and was sacrificing her health and well
