All-encompassing Compassion Means All Beings Are Included

By Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT

The subject I am about to discuss may be controversial, but I have been sitting with this for almost a week working it through in my own mind and heart.

It had been nine days since the Newtown tragedy and I was fixing myself some dinner, listening to the evening news on NPR. Continue reading

The New You: Top 10 Strategies for 2013 New Year’s Resolutions

Despite the ups and downs, despite a doomsday prediction, you’ve made it! You have survived 2012!

This is the time for a fresh start and a new you!

I have narrowed down a few tips to help you with your New Year’s resolutions: Continue reading

From the Ashes: Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse

The author of this article would like to be known by her first name, Susan. It’s her story of hope, survival and recovery from narcissistic abuse.

My attraction to him was intense. I am sure there was family history on both of our sides that we were playing out. Trying to put the pieces together and make a form of wholeness from both of our parents shattered pasts. Whatever the reason was for meeting Jarlen, our relationship was one of the greatest blessings in my life.

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How Quick Judgments Predict Romantic Interactions

First impressions are extremely important in the dating world. When you first meet a person you size him up, make quick judgments and decide if this person is worth going on a second date with.

If you are not interested, you move on, meet someone else and repeat the same process. You trust your judgement and know what to look for in a potential partner. But have you ever wondered where in your mind you make these quick decisions? You may be surprised to find that you don’t know yourself as well as you think you do!

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