Ginger's Blog
Puzzling it Together
Are you a jigsaw puzzle fan? Those impossible ones with many thousands of pieces that all look the same? Can’t say I really am one myself. I don’t have the patience, nor do I get bored enough, to willingly put myself through the agony of the cyclical torture … hope to...
Three Pods and Two Trucks
My life exists in three pods and two trucks. Except for the Hawaiian girl and the corn snake. They are being housed by the realtor. Yesterday, we said good-bye to our home of ten years. The one where I raised my kids. Fed the neighborhood. Met the Montgomery County...
After-Burn (noun)
After-Burn (noun): the feeling one has in reaction to having displayed new, exciting healthy behaviors. Anything to do with owning our power and taking care of ourselves. Might include such feelings as guilt, shame, fear. The emotional backlash of finally deciding to...
Persistent Beauty
The crocuses are popping up all over Washington. I’m not sure what they are thinking given that it is still hat-and-glove weather here in our nation’s capital. I can hear them – “Really, we are on now? Can’t we sleep a little longer till the ground is softer and the...
It’s Ok to Not Be Ok
Sometimes being strong means not being strong. Not only is it okay to “fall apart,” but it takes courage to be fully human - rather than continue the oh-so false façade of Superman or Superwoman. True emotional muscle and might are needed to allow one’s self to be...
Emotional Literacy
Those of you that are familiar at all with my work know that I am committed to the development of emotional literacy in my patients. My secret-not-so-secret mission is to help every person that walks into my office leave me with greater access, vocabulary and maneuver...
Throw Caution to the Wind
Anyone see Nathan Chen, the US figure skater last night in the Olympics? If you missed it, find the footage. But more importantly, see his story. And more importantly than that, model his character. He fucked up his short program. Royally. He fell once, maybe twice,...
Adaptive Capacities
How’s your supply of adaptive capacities? Your adaptive capacities make-up your resource pile of coping skills. All those people, behaviors and action items that restore you. Ground you. Allow you to keep going when the demands of life are telling you to pack it in...
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