“I’ve outgrown my storyline of old.” -SC Laurie I had just written down this quote and a character on random TV show I had on in the background said something about telling his writing students that a problem on page 20 of their story often says they should look back at page 5 . . […]

“The ocean does not apologize for its depth and the mountains do not seek forgiveness for the space they take and so, neither shall I.” -Becca Lee Lionhearts, we are not too complicated. We are not too much. Early experiences of harsh, uncaring, unkind, and dismissive treatment can lodge these beliefs deep in our nervous […]

“I don’t want to forget; I want to be okay with remembering.” -Faraway EMDR therapy doesn’t create “Eternal Sunshine is the Spotless Mind” – it does better than that! It allows us to accept our history as really ours – to release the pain of it – while gleaning the evidence of our own strength, […]

“At the core of everyone there is a solemn struggle of the human heart’s perpetual choice to build one of three things: walls, roots, or wings.” -Michael Xavier Walls, roots, and wings.  I agree – we have an instinctual drive for each of these. And all three can either take healthy, adaptive forms or serve […]

“You survived the abuse. You’re going to survive the recovery.” It is immensely unfair that to heal from the trauma one must revisit it again. It is an honor to bear witness to the courage of my clients every day as they do this. I am grateful for the confidence EMDR therapy allows me to […]

“Call the hard days the brave days, and call the good days the rest days. Because that’s what they really are.” -S.C. Lourie “You are brave and you need your rest. It’s that simple. And changing your angle just a little bit can change everything xxx” – S.C. Lourie These words are so true, Lionhearts!!  As […]