All Episodes

“I won’t wash my hands anymore.” on “opinions”, testing the truth, and maintaining relationships (even when it is hard)

Daring to be Silent Together listening to Howard Thurman, watching Watchmen, and listening to each other during a pandemic

“Why are you looking at heaven?”: letting go of the past, stepping wisely into this pandemic future

Wandering in the Pandemic Wilderness: complaining, eating manna, and building golden calves

"Our hurts return at different ages and stages." Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

Not on the journey alone: on walking and writing and walking and writing

“Nothing is ever really lost.” on birthdays, the accumulation of friends on Facebook, community, and Walt Whitman

“Anxiety isn’t good with statistics.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

“It is like a child putting on an adult’s coat.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

“Anxiety likes a blank canvas…” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

“Try treating those thoughts like you would a bully…” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

Going Back to School Mindfully: a quick guide for students, teachers, and parents

"So are you a good kid or a bad kid?" Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

“Concrete, specific praise works best.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

“Don’t call it a pee-pee or a hoo-hah.” Talking with your children about sex.

Touching our Wounds: on approaching our pain instead of avoiding it

“They leave before they leave.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

“You can’t eat a whole pizza without cutting it into slices first.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

“I wonder if something important happened around here?” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

“The only way out is through.” on drawing close to the pain, approaching with love instead of hate

“Insight does not equal change.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

Blessed Be the Deeply Rooted on the roots of corn and live oaks, on trusting too much on our own ability

“Handle the emotion first, then talk…” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

Are we Bystanders? on reading Howard Thurman in a social media age

“Don’t work harder than they are." Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist...

“Let’s see if we can let your trauma be a part of your story, but not your whole story."

“… there was love behind my shut gate.” on the way that fear/pain keep us away from love, each other

“Imagine you are hiking up a mountain.” Phrases that this therapist finds himself saying, often.

"Let your clay be moist": on practicing deep listening, openness, and community

“Start with small consequences first; give yourself somewhere to go.” Part of an occasional series a

Think Less, Love More: On St. Teresa of Avila, Facebook, and Arguing with Propaganda

Be a Habit Change Detective: the crime of New Year’s resolutions

“Anxiety lives in the future.” Part of occasional series ...

I took my birthday off of Facebook and here is what happened

This is why we talk about trauma (memory is a leaf rubbing)

I can no longer say I have never been to a Quaker meeting

Speaking up and being heard: the woman Jesus told “go away”

Talking to that kid: on nostalgia, loss, memory, and forgiveness

Spiderwebs: on the ways in which community holds us

Two Women. Two Deaths. Two Cancers.

The Crowd, the Bread, and This Moment

The Question Was Asked to Test Him: on seeing ...

“Imagine a tiger is running at you …”

Jesus tells them, "Let's go over here and sit a spell."

"Do unto yourself as you would do to others."

Is my religion all in my head?

"To take care of them, you need to take care of yourself."

Looking for Stillness: on the invitation to silence and how this is different from being quiet

Graduates: Speak your Truth!

"Some traumas are like tornados..."

Pentecost: On loneliness, talking, listening, and loving.

"Anxiety is a Body Event": Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

What a Friend We Have in Jesus...

Rooted in God

The Body That Rests in the Present Moment (responding to Medium's Unruly Bodies)

After Easter

God does not care what you believe