Salee Reese

"The bad thing about not liking myself is not being able to get away from myself. I can't just go
Some dreamy-eyed part of us clings to the illusion that through a sheer act of will we can change another
Let's face it, if we're vague about what we want, we won't get it. Like Karen, a former client, we'll
Some people think that being tough has to do with muscle strength and detached emotions, but it's the opposite. It
Not long ago, a client---in her 40s---wowed me with this: "Rebellion, at any age, is a means of repositioning ourselves
The week of Thanksgiving is upon us and our thoughts turn to turkey, pumpkin pies, family gatherings and ... football---ew!
According to the late theologian Paul Tillich, "The first duty of love is to listen." I rank listening right up
At a young age, we begin the habit of limping in order to harmonize with friends, our family, a job,
This is the extent of my thoughts on stress:  My life's much too stressful for getting stressed out. I don't
Relinquish the need to be perfect. Effort is perfection. Imagine a roomful of babies all trying to perfect the skill

Freedom From Toxic People

Our soul recoils when exposed to something toxic. It sounds a distress call that reverberates throughout our very being and won’t stop until we wake up. You’re hard-wired to sense…

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Don’t Forget to Love You

“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”    ~Buddha “I was grumpy when I got up and then I took it out on my kids,” Lori said. “I…

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I Want a Silverback Father!

I’m certain we could learn a lot from silverback gorillas. Not about grooming habits, but about the way they care for their young. The movie Instinct stars Anthony Hopkins as…

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