by Alexandra Hepburn | Sep 15, 2024 | Counseling, Spiritual Guidance
I’ve been contemplating the meaning of “surrender,” in the context of searching for a house rental (so that I can move back to an area where I loved living a couple of years ago). I’m not finding what I want/can afford, and wondering it may be...
by Alexandra Hepburn | Sep 1, 2024 | Counseling
When it came to me that I wanted to explore aging, the first thing I needed was a definition… so it turns out that AI (Artificial Intelligence, the new respondent to Google searches these days) says 65 is the age at which we begin aging. That came as a...
by Alexandra Hepburn | Aug 19, 2024 | Counseling
When Did It Happen? by Mary Oliver When did it happen? “It was a long time ago.” Where did it happen? “It was far away.” No, tell. Where did it happen? “In my heart.” What is your heart doing now? “Remembering. Remembering!” From: Felicity ...
by Alexandra Hepburn | Jul 22, 2024 | Counseling, Spirituality
In the world of counseling and psychotherapy, we are often seeking ways to help clients develop their own “resources” to deal with life’s challenges. If they are struggling with some kind of pain or difficulty, so we may support them in exploring their inner...
by Alexandra Hepburn | Jul 6, 2024 | Counseling
An Introduction… As we navigate the challenges of life, learning to listen to our bodies can be surprisingly helpful. I’d like to explore a simple but powerful practice called Focusing. If you’ve come across Focusing before, that’s not...