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  • Thanks for the rep comment.... but how do I jump right in feet first???? I am petrified, I haven't been on a date FOREVER!!!!! Shy, shy, shy and frightened!!!! Help!!! :m075::m075::m075::m075:
    Your post and rep comment made me chuckle. Even I'll admit that dude is hawt. I daren't take a topless photo and shatter the illusion :lol:
    Eeeeeeeeeee!! Someone to discuss therapy with!! You had asked earlier about EMI. Eye Movement Integration therapy has become the main therapeutic modality that I use in working with clients who have experienced debilitating trauma. It is incredibly effective at accessing and integrating traumatic memories- really a trip into the clients' unconscious. Such a humbling experience and an honour to walk along side clients working through their issues. Completely client driven, EMI uses a variety of eye movements to release unresolved traumatic memories. I am in absolute awe of the self healing powers of the client and this technique! I could go on and on and on.... kind of difficult to explain. My client this afternoon was sharing how powerful the experience has been for her, and how it has truly given her life back to her. WOW!!!

    My first love is mental health therapy/counselling so that is where I have focused my career thus far. I became a Sessional Lecturer several years ago and teach an undergraduate course usually once a year. I typically teach in the Fall however taught in the Winter semester this past year (Dynamics of Death and Terminal Illness- I could not pass the opportunity to teach this up). I often consider completing my PhD (I am a Social Worker) and now with my passion for EMI I may just move forward with this goal. One of my specialities is working in the area of disordered eating, so doing a dissertation around EMI and eating is capturing my attention. We will see how that all unfolds.


    I am feeling so comfortable here on this forum- blessed, I am. Hugs! :m096:
    So much to say... thank you!!!!! More, much more later... need to get My bum ready for workies! Hugs and Happy Monday Say What! :)
    I wanted to thank you once more for the welcome, thumbs up and accepting My friend request. I really appreciate the warmth and acceptance. Off for a leisurely bubble bath (are you a fan of LUSH bath products)? A long week ahead so Me best get the beddies early. :)
    You can visit my compound sometime. Well it's less of a compound and more of a blood soaked shack, deep in the woods.

    I've been trying to answer the age old question, "if someone screams in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
    Trips depend. Given how little time I have they are generally two nights. I live pretty close to the blueridge so its possible to drive to locations where you can hike a couple miles and get great wilderness and views. I do like getting up in the morning and seeing the sunrise over the mountains. I would like to do trips where I can explore more but those take more planning and time then I seem to have these days.
    "Compound? " is that the vision I evoke? Well in any case sure. If its as large as I imagine there should be room for many.

    Generally I am spontaneous and do what I can when I can. However limited income stifles this a bit. So for right now I am probably going to go backpackimg the next weekend I have off.
    Living situation has not changed...yet but one way or the other it will. Regarding moving into the woods yes on occasion. Normally when I get tired and sick and I dont seem to have the constitution to put up with society moving to the middle of nowhere seems like a great plan. I think however I will end up on a large piece of property, possibly in Virginias mountain plains, Oregon coast or Maine. These are the places I seem most drawn to. If money were no object this is where I would be happiest. That or on a yacht so I could be anywhere in the world I wanted. The woods are great and I love visiting them but I couldnt be there for long before my own thoughts crowded my head too much. Sometimes for me at least, noise can distract me. I dislike noise when I dont want it but there are times I do.
    I completely agree with your opinion that women should be able to choose whatever life they want without being judged and that often women are the worst at this. Certainly you don't need to like these posts on Facebook, I wouldn't like them either because I don't find them particularly insightful, but I think you may be reading judgement where it is not meant. I get some of these posts too but I know that they come more from these women feeling judged themselves (or judging themselves) because they are 'just' at home with the kids and don't have a career. Perhaps cut them some slack and realize that you may be sensitive to these types of posts just like they are likely sensitive to posts where a woman mentions some work accomplishment and they are 'just' changing diapers or cleaning snotty noses at the park. I think the reason women feel the need to justify their choices which sometimes comes off as judgements of other choices is inherent low self-esteem. That's just my insight on it. You are living the life you are meant to live and they are living the life they are meant to live...and everybody should cut themselves and each other some slack :).
    @rep. I wasnt being rude that was a factual statement, is something wrong?
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