Adopting my son overseas has taught me more about maturity than any textbook or training ever could. After graduate school, I worked in an international adoption agency, and that’s where I first met him—in an orphanage in St. Petersburg, Russia. He had been overlooked by Caucasian couples because...
I remember one Christmas when the tree lights glowed softly in the corner, the scent of pine filling the room, and my son curled up on the couch with wide eyes fixed on the TV. He was obsessed with Star Wars. We had already watched the movies countless times, but that night—with stockings ...
Last night I was part of a demonstration of the Energy Eden protocol. Because it was for teaching, they sped things up — and my body had some very strong opinions about that. Fever, sweating, stomach rebellion… let’s just say it wasn’t pretty.
The lesson? Healing practices are not a sprint. If y...
Understanding the energy in your body is essential because it influences everything from your physical health to your emotional well-being. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), this energy is called Qi (pronounced “chee”), and it is seen as the vital life force that flows through pathways kn...
A Therapist’s Rebuttal to Scott Galloway’s “The Cult of Therapy”
Scott Galloway is a professor of marketing at NYU Stern, a bestselling author, and the voice behind the No Mercy / No Malice newsletter. In his December 5th article, The Cult of Therapy, he argues that therapy has become a ...
Carl Jung (1875–1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. He is best known for concepts like the collective unconscious, archetypes, and individuation—the lifelong process of becoming your true self. Jung believed that healing comes not only from treating...
Life will test you. It will wound you, challenge you, and demand that you rise again and again. In those moments, it’s easy to forget who you are and what you stand for. That’s why a warrior’s manifesto is essential—it is not just words on paper, but a daily ...
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” — Rumi
Please allow me to get my nerd on for a moment, because betrayal is one of those themes that fascinates me endlessly. It’s universal. Every culture has wrestled with it, told stories about it, and tried to make sense of the...
For the past five years, I’ve had a regular meditation practice. It has been one of the most profound healing experiences of my life. Guided by a spiritual teacher, I discovered that meditation is not about silencing the mind—it’s about learning to witness it.
One of the most common thi...
I’ve been following the recent conversations about the so‑called “crisis of masculinity,” including Oprah’s interview with Scott Galloway. While I respect the urgency of his concerns, I don’t fully agree with the framing. Having worked as a therapist for nearly three decades with both men and ...
Every day, I hear it: “I’m not enough.” Not enough for that person. Not enough for that job. Not enough for that opportunity.
It’s a refrain that echoes in so many hearts. And yet, most of these beliefs aren’t born from what we know about ourselves. They’re borrowed—from what ot...
Sometimes people mistake my shyness for being unfriendly. Even my own family growing up—my mom would nudge me and say, “talk.” I think over time they realized I wasn’t being rude; I was just more introspective, more introverted. And ...
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