Lying on my back on the grass, gazing at the canopy of trees. Breezes gently sway this earthbound heavenscape. The upper, leaf-laden branches in profile against the blue sky. There is nothing to do but witness... and breathe. No agenda, no timeline, no to-do list, no urgency, emergency, worry, fear, depression, rage, no...none of that. Just the upper, leaf-laden branches in profile against the blue sky. Settling into the divinity of the mundane. Then...a shift, a subtle trans

Cognitive, intellectualized understanding of what to do in order to achieve better mental health (i.e., "I need to be more disciplined", "I need to become less reactive", etc.) - all with its foundations in a more CBT approach, can only go so far. In furtherance of that, to cognitively be aware of the “path”, but to consistently not meet the path’s goals, leads to reinforcement of the negative introject, the inherited dogmatic belief system of: “I know what to do, but yet I f

A few weeks ago, a good friend and entrepreneur (in the business of serving, guiding and healing) had penned her thoughts about clarity...

"RADD's not a location, it's in your heart." So...there's this very wise man, kick-ass athlete, and all around righteous dude by the name...

See link to my YouTube page, where I talk about coping skills we might be able to utilize to address our anxiety in these trying times:...

Podcast available on Spotify & Apple Podcast. Search under RADD Empowerment. So excited to be a guest speaker for RADD Empowerment /...

Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service, Commencement Benediction