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Trauma informed Psychotherapy, Psychedelic therapy, Couples Counseling, Mindfulness Meditation & Coaching

A Metaphor for Healing

Today in therapy I used a metaphor to illustrate a key aspect of healing. The metaphor I used was the story of my own broken thumb.  When we suffer a wound, or bruise, a broken bone or a poke in the eye, a feature of any such injury is that it requires attention. If we…
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First Responders and Trauma

Today I had the privilege of offering a free session to a first responder affected by the recent mass shooting at King Soopers here in Boulder. In working with trauma, I have come to the unfortunate discovery that such widely publicized events are in fact the tiniest tip of the iceberg of unresolved & unhealed…
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Authentic Relating: Unpacking the 5 Core Practices

“Authentic Relating” is the name of a new(ish) movement, It teaches ways to be more real – with your self and in relationship.     I recently completed a training with a company called ART (Authentic Relating Training), held in person (a rarity in this time of the Covid Pandemic!) up in the mountains above Boulder,…
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A Reflection On Teaching Mindfulness In Schools

Last week was the fourth week of helping teach mindfulness to two classes of middle school students. It has brought so many memories to my mind: waking up before dawn, the icy drive to school, navigating the confusing streets of downtown Denver, remembering how horrible it was to have to wake up so early when…
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Excerpt from “On Adopting A Developmental View of the Sciences”

There is a lot of discussion in spiritual circles about the ‘new paradigm’ in physics. Usually this is referring to quantum mechanics and/or Einstein’s theory of relativity (special and general relativity). But actually, this so called new paradigm is now around 100 years old. The ‘old’ paradigm is of the Newtonian-Cartesian model of the universe…
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In Every Moment

One of the most healing and relaxing statements I have heard: In every moment, we are each just choosing the best possible response we could choose in that moment. Whatever we choose is the best seeming response in that moment. If there had been a better choice, you would have chosen that. So we precede,…
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My Life My Spiral

Going down the bath tub drain, little bubbles dance before their popping Never knowing the concept but feeling the breaking open of death’s embrace. And here I AM again; same yet different Places where I mis-placed my missed meanings Dreams of missed dreams Rediscovered vivid scenes Vital Life Spiral Spins Exquisite ESCAPED PRISONS VISIT This…
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