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Put on your walking shoes blog
This time of the year brings me back to April 2020 - quarantine - the permission to stay at home and away from other humans for an extended period of time held its charm and chaos for us all....read more
Journaling for Fun
Journaling has been a major part of my life and after taking a course through Susannah Conway’s Journal Your Life....read more
Lesson Number 3
It’s March and I have been thinking about - December Lessons - and how I wanted to spend time this year concentrating on each of the difficult lessons I discovered from last year....read more
Motherhood Shifts
I anticipated my friendships changing when I had a baby, but I am not sure I could have known what to expect....read more
Friends as Family
I am thankful for the friends that have become more like family....read more
Finding My Tribe at 39
Knowing that anyone else in my life adds to the beauty and growth through my journey....read more
Starting Over With Friendships at 33
Through my divorce, and being alone which I feared, was the way for me to dig deep through all of the heartache and to question myself entirely in order to know me....read more
Simply Home
The adventure begins again with allowing myself to grieve the new layers, jumping full force into the newness of our lives, and exploring the wants for my life....read more
December Lessons
I read on social media that someone considered December the month of DEClutter - where you are taking stock of what you have accumulated and choosing what will accompany you into 2024 plan for the new year....read more
How to Reconnect With an Old Friend
Whether it’s a childhood friend, a schoolmate, a former colleague or someone special you lost touch with, rekindling that connection can bring immense joy....read more
Fascinated With Friendsgiving
If you desire to start some new traditions with your friend group, it is never too late!...read more
How to Manage Friendship Break Ups
Friendship breakups can be difficult to navigate due to the friend being our go-to person, the one we have spent the most time with and tell everything to, and the person we saw in our lives forever....read more
5 Ways to Make Others Feel Better In These Times
Taking care of someone else can be healing for your family member or friend, but also is good for your soul....read more
How to Talk to Your Children About School Safety
Discussing school safety with your children is crucial to ensure their well-being and peace of mind while they attend school....read more
Coping with Back-to-School Stress
As the summer fades away, and the new school year approaches, you and your family likely are feeling stressed and uncertain. Keep calm. Here's how to carry on when the bell rings....read more
Coping With Fear Following a Pandemic
As we continue to emerge from the physical impact of the pandemic, it becomes crucial to address and overcome these fears, allowing us to rebuild our lives and create a brighter future....read more
Part 2: Breaking Free From Fear
Giving ourselves space to be aware allows us to start trusting that there is a different story to live....read more
Part 1: Alert! I’m In a Fear Story
If I live in fear I may never know what it’s like to feel free....read more
Dealing With Grief After a Pandemic
Remember, you are not alone in this process....read more
Part 4: The Practice of Releasing Loss
“Allow yourself to release the emotions you have struggled all your life to contain.”...read more
Part 3: Releasing Loss
When I finally agreed to allow the floodgates to open and to allow myself to grieve, a practice of releasing started to form....read more
Part 2: Breaking the Silence
There is still a lot to learn about the purpose of releasing emotional tears....read more
Part 1: Suffering in Silence
What comes after the tears, after the release, is very powerful....read more
My Grandmother's Garden
To me, Grandma’s garden represents her hope in the future....read more
A Pivotal Part of Life
Shifting into something new can be unnerving and causes many to stay stagnant....read more
Pivot Point: Where You Break Free
The pivot point of our thinking comes when we stand exactly where we are in the lives we are in and see the world differently....read more
My Word for 2021: Intention
The word intention comes from a Latin word, intendere, meaning to stretch, or to purpose....read more
Planting. Tending. Protecting.
Women have been planting seeds of hope throughout all of history....read more
Stillpoint Showcase: Josh
I believe there is something every client and I can teach each other as we engage, resolve and reinvent....read more
How BSP Helped Me Pass My License Exam
I could not bring up the exam without the creeping in of panic and soon to follow tears....read more
Brainspotting: A Very Powerful Modality
BSP allowed an opportunity to truly feel without judgment....read more
Bubble Gum Boundaries
Here is how I move through difficult, stuck feelings when I am struggling with a boundary....read more
Guided Meditation With Josh
Mindfulness is a process of being present, "in the pause,” the here-and-now....read more
Looking for Bears
In this very moment, you are safe from bears. PAUSE, take a breath. You are safe....read more
In the PAUSE©
Before control is lost, PAUSE. Bring awareness to yourself and take a breath....read more
The Difference Between Counseling and Therapy
Therapy....” is a tricky word. It comes from the Greek word, therapeia, meaning healing....read more
A Space to Heal from Trauma
For healing to occur, the brain, mind and body must be integrated....read more
Welcome to Stillpoint
It is a place for the mind to heal and the body to catch up....read more
Welcome Josh Stanley!
Josh brought a new therapy technique to Stillpoint known as Brainspotting (BSP)....read more