Another Look at Failure

Another Look at Failure

You’ve heard the phrases about how failure breeds success.  You have suffered the clichés about how much we learn from failure and how it is a blessing in disguise.  You know there are lows that come before highs and highs that precede the lows.  All of this makes...
Waltzing Into Life

Waltzing Into Life

(photo courtesy of Fred Astaire Dance Studio Richmond) I danced this weekend.  For anyone who knows me well, this is not surprising.  I have always loved to dance.  I have taken ballroom dancing classes off and on since I was in high school.  I will go out of my way...
The Chains of Perfectionism

The Chains of Perfectionism

If there’s one thing we have learned about complex trauma, it has a huge impact over the course of our lives.  The effects of our trauma permeate every aspect of life and inform every pattern we have.  I am not writing this to make you feel hopeless.  Actually if we...