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Book Review: Guilty Pleasure Reading, Minus the Guilt 

Alright, let’s get real. Holidays are coming up and I haven’t finalized my travel plans yet, even though I’m juggling holidays in three states (none of which border each other). It’s getting dark out much earlier, and the weather is getting downright wintry in Minnesota! Earlier in November there was some sort of major political […]

Book Review: The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control 

A review of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power by Katherine Morgan Schafler When my friend told me about “The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control” I was initially skeptical. I don’t personally resonate with the label of perfectionist, and for others my gut reaction was to think about how […]

Book Review: No Bad Parts 

A review of No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Dr. Richard Schwartz “When we learn to love all our parts, we can learn to love all people—and that will contribute to healing the world.” -Dr. Richard Schwartz Often in life we find ourselves struggling with holding […]

Caring For Yourself Within Your Community 

I can’t do justice to the pain that has happened in our community over the past week in Louisville, and yet it doesn’t feel appropriate to not acknowledge the recent violence that has taken place. This is deeply impactful, and has been devastating for so many. I want to offer a few suggestions for supporting […]

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