Traumas in our lives can be of the “Big T” or “little t” variety. Both cause emotional duress. It’s important to recognize and deal with them.

When you experience anxiety symptoms—a pain in gut, tightness in the chest, a splitting headache—trying to understand what just happened is important. Journaling is a tool that can help.

Change comes in many forms. For Lisa Williams, it was breaking free from a cult that dominated her adolescence and a family tied to a church culture she didn’t believe in.

How do you know when it’s time for a change? Sometimes you can dial in to signals. Other times you have to use your gut instinct.

A long-term effort to acquire a specific domain has its share of amusing and connection moments.

Pet owners recognize the toughest decision there is: when to say goodbye. Sharing about how my wife and I came to decide about our beloved Nilla.

Interfaith households can pose a holiday season challenge, but also provide the opportunity to be curious and grow as individuals and couples.

Writing and publishing a novel is hard and tedious work. And sometimes takes longer for unexpected reasons. An update on the publication process for Unwrapping.

I first learned I needed glasses when I was in sixth grade. I didn’t start wearing them until college. Why? The bifocal dilemma.

The first time my wife, Terrie, and I both knew our relationship was serious? It had to do with Thanksgiving turkey. A holiday tale.

Some counselors keep their lives to themselves. Me? I like to share little tidbits of who I am—especially in decorating my office and especially when they create conversation that helps the therapeutic relationship.

Prop or tool in therapy? Only the Magic 8 Ball knows.

If we’re lucky, our lives are filled with mentors, helping us along to personal and professional growth.

Finding deeper meaning—a key moment in life—through a seemingly innocent picture from childhood.

For the first time in 43 years of working life, I’m not being paid to write or edit. It’s weird. And oddly liberating.

Writing advice? Old standards may not always work.

When the cosmic tumblers slip into place, a home envisioned as “temporary” can become much more.