I have been at home with a sick child for the past five days.  You might be thinking a lot of things – like “Oh, bless his heart” or “Oh, it must be good to have a mama caring for him.” 

I’ve got 99 problems, but tasking ain’t one. I get things done. I fight hard to make things happen. I pushed in labor for 4 years. I am proud of my commitment to accomplish hard things. And I’m also tired.

I voted today. This was my first time to vote in many years. During the Presidential election, I was sick to my stomach about going to the poll out of fear I would choose wrong. What if my vote loses?

It is often suggested that we not see things so black and white. There is always much gray in the middle. Or there are so many other colors in the spectrum. Most days I get this idea - even embrace it. But on this day, I couldn't help but recognize the beauty of the extremes.

It’s quiet. I can hear myself. Today the quiet doesn’t scare me anymore. I remember the days it did - the four long years that the quiet was so loud it rattled my insides.

I wandered toward the drums like they were the call of the Sirens. I noticed the great crowd of people who had been drawn in the same way. As I got closer, I felt my muscles relax, my curiosity peak, and my body begin to dance.

Did you know that essential oils not only have physical healing properties, but emotional as well? In his book Emotions and Essential Oils, Daniel McDonald notes the five stages of healing with essential oils.

So often I get these questions from my clients - or even from friends, family, and myself... What is the purpose of pain? What is the reason for hardship? Why must we struggle sometimes?

Recently a dear friend and fellow therapist put these questions out to a group of mamas.. What is your relationship with mother guilt? How does she show up in your role as a mom? How has it changed over time? Past, present and future ideas of guilt? What is the message of your guilt?

Have you ever had a headache that no matter how many Excedrin you take it just won't go away?  Or the ongoing stomach ache for which you can't find a remedy?  Our feelings, thoughts, life events, and traumas can become stored in the body.