We often hear from our followers and receive stories that are worth sharing. Here is one from Israel. Michal Zak gathers a circle of women in her small town to celebrate International Women's Day by telling stories about their Grandmothers. We thought this would be especially nice to share with you now, during this unprecendented time where gathering is on hold. It's a beautiful story about love, generations, trauma and the healing power of storytelling. Enjoy.
If you want to feel more connected to yourself and more in charge of who you are becoming, we recommend three steps. 1. Review 2. Revise 3. Reframe Reviewing gets you in touch with your experiences. It is the way to feel the feelings tied to your stories. When you take a close look at yourself and your thoughts, instead of avoiding them or just letting life happen, you are more fully engaged with what is...
Our memories, particularly ones that involve shame and fear, often seem to be frozen in time. It’s a burden we carry with us like the chains that Dickens’ Jacob Marley drags behind him. But are our memories written in stone?
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Karen sits in my office pounding her fist on the arm of her chair. “This is not where my life was supposed to go. It’s too late for me to do anything new. I made some bad choices, in career and relationships, and at my age, there’s nothing out there for me.”
For years I have been teaching and coaching clients to use certain skills during painful times. Lately I've been teaching the skills to middle-aged women. Dialectical Behavior Therapy—DBT—is a solution-focused, active treatment with the overarching goal to build a life worth living.
Have you noticed? Everywhere you look, women, in particular older women, are starting to assert themselves, achieve power, apply their well-earned wisdom and take on positions of leadership. It’s happening in politics. It’s happening in business. And it’s probably happening in your very own community. What about you? Do you have a powerful woman inside you wanting to step forward? Do you want to make your next acts count? If you’re so inclined, there are...
Each week Dr. Cecilia Dintino and Psychotherapist Hannah Murray Starobin will speak with women who have twisted their plots and discovered that life after 50 can be filled with imagination, inspiration, laughter, and endless possibilities.