by Snowman Therapist | Apr 24, 2013 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
Being in love means “never having to say you’re sorry”? Really? No, it means having to make amends, restitution: actually investing energy, thought and action in making things right once again. Over the course of a lifetime, all of us have occasion...
by Snowman Therapist | Feb 12, 2013 | Feelings
Today we will be discussing the application of the third step of Alcoholics Anonymous to all of my readers as well as to those in recovery. But before we get to that, I’d like to draw some analogy between my approach with clients and the structure of the steps...
by Snowman Therapist | Jan 23, 2013 | Feelings
I’ve never been a big fan of either country music or Jon Bon Jovi. But when the longtime rocker made a “crossover” expedition into an unusual genre for him with “Who says You Can’t go Home?” he struck a chord with me. (Pun maybe intended.) Aside from being an upbeat...
by Snowman Therapist | Jan 6, 2013 | Feelings
All of us have been struck by the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary. Inevitably, debates and questions involving gun control, early identification of possible mental illness and new or enhanced security measures for schools skyrocket in myriad directions....
by Snowman Therapist | Sep 11, 2012 | Feelings
Imagine that you are attending the viewing of a recently deceased friend. The deceased had been married for over 35 years to his surviving wife. As you enter the viewing room, you notice that the widow of your departed friend is in the back area of the funeral parlor...
by Snowman Therapist | Jul 18, 2012 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
Life is about Choices. We face them everyday, but we also live with the ones that we made, perhaps years ago, and over the course of our lifetime. Who we ended marrying, or where (or if) we decided to attend college, and the kind of job we pursued all shaped the...
