I have received messages from some of you about the absences from my daily blog during the last week. I was hospitalized on January 20th due to pneumonia and fluid around my lungs. I returned home on Saturday and will forgo doing any blogs this week. I hope to resume blogs full-time on February 5th, […]

I interact with people through my blog, email, book signings, over the phone, and my support group. Julie Bates-Maves, PhD, LPC The University of Wisconsin-Stout Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling offers tools we can use under extreme stress and trauma. Dr Dan Siegel states, “When something triggers us, we are prone to ‘Flip our Lid’

One of the features of my thinking has been tested in the last two weeks. I have not felt well for the better part of a month now. In the beginning, the Doctor diagnosed me with a sinus infection. I followed through with the treatment plan he gave me which took a better part of

My father lives in the next townhouse to the right as I look his way with my back to our garage. He continues to volunteer to do chores such as plowing the snow for my wife and me. When I looked outside after waking up there was not more than 1.5 inches on the ground.

In my book, “SuperHuman Being” a part of the subtitle includes, “Being Present.” I continue to have moments of tranquility and peace. I also continue to suffer from sadness and anxiety. The experts tell me to get in touch with my body, allow my mind to be flexible, make room to accept the present moment,

What is the difference between a goal and a value? Before we answer this question I would like to take three to five minutes to come up with an answer. Values are my heart’s deepest desires for how I want to behave, guide the words I use and how I say them, and the actions

When we have a long-standing habit of self-judgment and we hold onto a particular story of ourselves it turns out to be negative of who we are. I find being kind to myself odd and anxiety-provoking. Do we struggle with self-compassion? If I was in a classroom and the teacher asked this question my hand

I learned during my Recovery and all the trainings I participated in the importance of “High Self-Esteem” and I have repeated the same thing to other people. Why is this approach so common in our lives? When I get roped into the, “I am not good enough story”, this does not increase my self-esteem. I

During this time of year, many of us worry, ruminate, or obsess about the goals we want to set for 2024. Recurring memories from the past can also hook us. We either obey (give them all our attention missing out on the here and now) or struggle (using all the usual methods, with usual consequences).

Today I met with my therapist for our monthly session. When I began treatment several years ago I developed a treatment plan to help address my mental health condition and trauma. With 2023 coming to an end I wanted to review and update my treatment plan with my therapist. After considerable thought and dialogue, I