Getting Better Together
The most influential people in our lives are our family members. Family serves as a blueprint for our lives. It genuinely shapes who we are. Family is where we learn who we are, what we like and don’t like, how we view ourselves and others, and how to function in...
From Reacting to Responding
When we can gain greater control of our emotion regulation, we feel more empowered, balanced, free, and confident. One of the many challenges we face as humans is our tendency to emotionally react to circumstances without first processing our internal experience in...
Kintsugi
One workday morning, I was in my Clinical Director’s office discussing rebranding ideas for our counseling practice. Suddenly, she says, “Look, I have it here on my bookshelf. This is exactly what we do at A Bridge to Recovery.” She was referring to a piece of...
The Journey
When I was 15, my art teacher asked the class, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” My response was simple “I have no clue!! I know I want to do something with art and helping people.” Fast forward 31 years, and I sit in my office, grateful for the journey that...