Embracing Pain: A Buddhist Psychotherapy Approach to Finding Joy We tiptoe through life, crafting narratives of sunshine and laughter, avoiding the jagged edges that threaten our curated facades. But what if, hidden within the shadows, lies the key to unlocking a deeper, truer happiness? What if the pain we keep hidden actually holds the seeds
Personal Growth - Humble Warrior Therapy
February 26, 2024
January 23, 2024
AFTER WINTER COMES THE SPRING
After Winter Comes the Spring: A Mindful Approach to Beginnings January whispers “renewal” while the wind nips at our cheeks and daylight shrinks its embrace. Our resolutions flutter like leaves caught in a gust, promising grand transformations amidst the stark reality of bare branches and frozen ground. This dissonance, this clash between external expectation and
December 22, 2023
ACCOUNTING FOR DARKNESS
We often navigate life as if it were a linear path, a constant march towards the sunlit peak of happiness. But what happens when the shadows lengthen, and darkness descends? Do we stumble in fear, desperately clawing for the lost light? Or do we learn to sit in dark times, noticing the deeper rhythm found
October 30, 2023
A GUIDED PRACTICE TO STAY PRESENT
A Practice to Stay Present Picture the changing seasons. Leaves falling from the trees. The approach of darkness coming quicker. Holidays. The cool and crisp air. A new moon. These are some of the things we think of when traveling from one place to the next. We think of endings and beginnings, task lists, and
September 27, 2023
FOUR STEPS TO AVOID BURNOUT
Four Steps to Avoid Burnout More than anything else, I advise my clients to chase what brings them joy, pursue their passions, and let their hearts guide them. Have you wondered what’s going wrong when you can’t seem to find anything that lights you up? When your spark of enthusiasm seems to have dimmed, and
August 24, 2023
SHIFTING PERSPECTIVE ON HAPPINESS
Shifting Perspective on Happiness Sometimes life feels impossibly hard. Do you look around and wonder why everyone else has it together when you feel somehow behind? It’s no wonder when we are bombarded with messages about how we should look. think, and act. We are raised to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and protect
July 24, 2023
SUMMER READING GUIDE
Summer Reading Guide for Letting Go Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to let go. Whether it’s a relationship, a job, or even a negative thought pattern, holding on to painful things can cause us to needlessly suffer. Following are some of my favorite books offering different perspectives on how to let go of