head in hands

Turning Toward

“I don’t want to feel this way anymore” “If I let myself cry, I don’t think I’ll ever stop” “I want the pain to just go away” It is common for a person starting counselling to spend the first few sessions recounting the stories that have brought them to see me; why they feel stress, …

flourishing in the park

Retreating back home

Ever since I started meditating 5 years ago, I have made the time and space to go away on a retreat at least once per year. Last year I was fortunate to go away twice: once to Vermont in the Spring, the second trip to Limoges in Central France. This year I’ve not been able …