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Autism and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Hidden Overlap || By Annabelle Denmark LPC
In my work with neurodivergent clients, I’ve noticed a pattern: many autistic people also live with chronic pain, fatigue, and mobility issues. One condition that comes up often is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)—a connective tissue disorder that, on the surface, seems unrelated to autism. But research and lived experience suggest a significant overlap between the two.…
Read MoreWhat It Really Means to Live a Holistic Life: Thoughts from a Therapist in Denver || By Leanne Morton, MA, LPC, ATR
Have you ever felt like your mind is racing, your body is exhausted no matter how much sleep you get? Like you’re going through the motions of your day but not really in it? We’re living in a time that glorifies productivity, where the pressure to do more often comes at the expense of our…
Read MoreThe Importance of Kindness in a Cruel World II By Kevin Culver, LPCC
During one of the nationwide protests in June, I stumbled across a photo in the news that made me ponder the importance of kindness and compassion in our current world. The photo was of a protester holding a simple cardboard sign with the following words inscribed in sharpie, “When cruelty becomes normal, kindness looks radical.”…
Read MoreParadox on the Path II By Beth Hinnen, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher
There are so many ways to start on the spiritual path. For many, it might just be a sense of something missing, like a can’t-quite-put-a-finger-on-it feeling, a deep longing that can’t be articulated and yet … a person is pulled toward something that is also somewhat obtuse. On the other hand, it could be…
Read MoreIs Forgiveness the Key to Healing? Here’s What You Need to Know II By Lora Cheadle, JD, CHt
If you’ve ever felt your world crumble—because of a broken promise, a fractured relationship, a deep disappointment, or a violation of trust—you are not alone. Life hands us heartbreak in many forms. And while the world often says “just forgive and move on,” let’s be honest: healing doesn’t happen on demand. So… is forgiveness really…
Read MoreThe Happiness Quotient II By Laura Zwisler, LPC
Happiness, as far as I can tell, has two parts to it, and modern humans always seem to focus on the wrong part. The bigger portion is made up of fulfillment. These are the tasks that are dressed as work, but feed our souls. Any act of creation is fulfillment. Cooking. Gardening. Exercising. Writing. Scuba…
Read MoreADHD & Automation: How I Outsource My Brain (and Keep My Life Semi-Functional) || By Annabelle Denmark LPC
Living with ADHD means forgetting everything—even the stuff we want to remember. Bills. Food in the microwave. Watering plants. Closing the fridge. Basic life things.So I don’t fight it.I automate it.Here’s how I’ve set up my life to run without me having to remember every single thing: Bills? What Bills? I don’t even try to…
Read MoreThe Art of Compassionate Communication – Part 4: Speaking Your Needs Clearly || By Kevin Culver LPCC
This blog series has examined how to build deeper understanding and connection in relationships using Dr. Marshall Rosenberg’s framework of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). In the last post, we looked at the importance of identifying and expressing our core needs (previous blog link here). In this final blog, we’ll explore the last component of NVC: learning…
Read MoreFirst, Trust Your Experience || By Beth Hinnen, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher
Once, at a conference, I played a game. Everyone was told to take a slip of paper from a basket, read it and then stand in different areas of the room depending on how many “F”s we saw. A small group went over to less than 5, a much larger group went to 6, another…
Read Moreg-d || By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards MA
How many stained-glass windows have you seen depicting God as a mother hen gathering up her chicks under her wings? (Matthew 23:37). Or how about Isaiah 66:7-9, which compares God to a woman giving birth? I don’t think that image will ever be a stained-glass window: “Eww…” the patriarchy would murmur: “All that blood!” and…
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