The Making of a Veteran with PTSD
Today’s post is a peek into podcast episode #7, The Making of a Veteran with PTSD. Tolly and I had a very special, and handsome, I might add, guest—my husband Paul. All kidding aside, I’m so grateful to Paul for …
Who Am I Now?
Today’s blog post features a short excerpt from episode #6 of the What Drives You? podcast. In this episode, Tolly and I discussed several stories inspired by my years of experience as a therapist. These client stories, although all names …
Driving Through the Holidays
Today’s blog post features a snippet from our special holiday episode of the “What Drives You?” podcast. Check it out and then click the link at the end to hear the full episode. I’ll be sharing a mindfulness practice you …
Can I Make It a Good Journey?
Episode #4 Can I Make It a Good Journey? Everybody has their family car. And every car has lots of stories, and everybody develops positive things in their car as well as negative things in their car. And the goal …
What Kind of Car Did Your Family Have?
Ellen podcast #3 What Kind of Car Did Your Family Have? I talk about four cars: the chaotic car, the controlled car, the perfect car, and the real car. Families within each of those types of cars have specific and …
Where Did You Sit In the Car?
Today’s blog post includes a snippet of episode #2 of the podcast, “Where Did You Sit In the Car?” Check out this little peek into our conversation and then click the link at the end to listen to the full …
What Drives You?
Today’s blog post is an excerpt from the first episode of my new podcast, “What Drives You?” I’m so excited to share these conversations with you! We’ll be exploring our family of origin dynamics through the metaphor of the “family …
How Can We Feel Safe in This World?
Each of us learned strategies as children that help us feel safe and comfortable. I learned to avoid in my family. My role was peacekeeper, soother, distracter, chameleon. I would do anything to keep things from overheating. Maybe this resonates …
Bubbles
The headlines this year have been so unexpected that I didn’t think I could be surprised any more. But, really, who would have thought that “bubbles” would appear at the top of the news? I’m reading about sports bubbles, college …
Uncharted Waters: Making Decisions During the Pandemic
We are living in unrecognizable times. I cannot remember ever living with this much uncertainty in my adult life. We are facing big decisions. Life and death decisions. Do we send our kids back to school? Do we visit with …
