When I began my training as a psychotherapist over twenty years ago, I was assigned to work with a middle-aged woman whose sister had recently been murdered.  There I was, a young professional with very little life experience who had, until a few months previously, been pushing paper in a PR firm.  And yet I was asked to console this woman paralyzed by grief.

 To my surprise, I did just that.  I was able to listen compassionately and nonjudgmentally.  Inexplicably really, I could hear and understand her pain.  And I knew without a doubt that I had a calling to work with grievers, to help people in emotional pain. (more…)

“When one door closes, another door opens.”  I have always found this expression to be so comforting.  Even when it takes awhile to determine what door has opened and where, it always seems to be true.

I extend my thanks again for your support over these two years of blogging.  I have received so many kind and thoughtful responses, which I deeply appreciate.  As the “Transitions . . . where endings meet beginnings” blog ends, so begins the monthly newsletter, “Still Waters:  Tools and Resources for Living Deeply.” (more…)