My interest in the concept of mindfulness began during graduate school, but I did not understand much about it or recognize its benefits until a few years later. I struggled in 2018 after my brother and I had to decide to remove our father from...
I’ve spent a surprising amount of time trying to find ways to avoid using the word “mindfulness,” which is a strange and difficult position to be in as I am the owner of a practice with the word in its name. Many of the clinicians...
Like clockwork, January 1st arrives and suddenly we’re all inundated by messages on every platform telling us how we can improve ourselves for the new year. “New year new me,” new year's resolutions, etc. – all tell us that the new year is a great...
If you're reading this, you have survived 2020 and that in and of itself is a reason to be proud of yourself. Without a doubt, 2020 was a difficult year filled with sadness, fear, anxiety, and so many other emotions brought about by so...
Grief speaks through the body. Move the body through grief to be fully alive. 2020 has been a year full of curve balls and ups and downs and unexpected turns of things, but isn’t that just like all the other years? Yes, only there is...
In light of the recent renewed focus on systemic racism and police violence, I had hoped to write a post about applying mindfulness to the fight for justice, and specifically to addressing implicit bias. After struggling for a while, it occurred to me that there...
Our culture’s obsession with progress is often a very useful thing. It can be helpful to identify a way to grow, work toward that growth, and then enjoy the benefits of growth as they come to us. Problems can arise, however, when we jump from...
A lot is being asked of us right now. A lot is being asked of healthcare workers who are risking their own health and safety to contribute to the health and safety of patients. A lot is being asked of civil servants who are tasked...
Increase Your Awareness of Joy One of the most unique and special parts of ourselves is what makes us chuckle, cackle, and keel over laughing. As we move through each day, our brain is wired to keep us safe. It works extra hard tuning...
I (Georgia) am moving out of the state and gently and carefully passing stewardship of CMP over to Jonathan Smith, PsyD as of January 1st. CMP has been my “baby” for the past several years and this has been a difficult decision to make....