Tag Archives: Indentity

Thought for the Week…

When we face challenges in life it can be easy to become consumed by them. We lose sight of the good things that exist in our life – our strengths, our dreams, our successes. But when we start to see … Continue reading

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The Boxes We Build

“I feel like they put me in a box and don’t let me be the real me.” That’s a popular refrain.  If you haven’t said it yourself you’ve probably heard someone say it. The truth is we do put people … Continue reading

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Being who you want to be…

I was watching a biography of one of my favorite comedians, Eddie Izzard, the other day.  I love his work, his intelligence and his ability to create his own boundaries.  That is what so often makes his humor humorous.  He … Continue reading

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Is it really all or nothing? What about the journey?

It is a curious trait, maybe instilled from our culture, that there is such an overwhelming desire in many of us to paint things as “all or nothing”.  Oh, we don’t usually frame it that way.  We just say things … Continue reading

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Am I still me?

Change is an interesting thing.  People often come to therapy wanting to change.  Sometimes it is small change…little behaviors to make life easier.  But often it is major change – like gender transition.  Clients will talk about how they have … Continue reading

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In Pursuit of Pursuit

A client recently asked me why his son, who had been incredibly excited about an upcoming father/son fishing trip, suddenly was saying he didn’t want to go.  We got into a discussion about pursuit. We are so often told to … Continue reading

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