Primary Questions

The pathway into the light, starts with the ability to answer primary questions. There are primary questions and there are secondary questions. Not all questions are equal and primary questions always precede secondary questions. In this process, there are three...

Our Stories

Author Michael Lewis articulates his thoughts on the stories we tell ourselves: “As I’ve gotten older…I could not help but notice the effect on people of the stories they told about themselves. If you listen to people, if you just sit and listen, you’ll...

Self-Help Junkie or Life-Long Learner

Mirna is a brilliant patent attorney who voraciously consumes self-help books and podcasts on family relationships, marriage, and parenting like it’s toilet paper during a pandemic. She can explain everybody’s problems, including her husband’s, her...

Your Persona or Stage Mask

Ben was ready when his sister, Brit, greeted her boyfriend at the front door. Timmy was sketchy according to Ben, but Ben was on a mission. His assignment was to observe and name Timmy’s behavior as a psychology class assignment. No judging allowed, only naming. His...

Shadow vs. Sin

Shadow vs. Sin I grew up in a Christian community, that by most standards was/is considered strict or rigid. To an adolescent, going to bed before it’s dark is rigid. My mother had a loose relationship with rules except when it came to religion. My grandparents were...