I read several blogs.  I love zenhabits.net/ and many of the parenting blogs I reference on the resource page of my site (www.bridgetbertrand.com/resources/).  There is another new therapist blog I love, Kelly Higdon @ counselinglagunahills.com/free-e-book.  I mean she offers a free book!  Go get it!  Additionally, I am sure I click through to an article a day or more on the Huffington Post.  There is an endless array of amazing things to read so I think…should I add to the feed?  I guess you see my answer.  Here I am, adding to the feed, wondering who will read this and trying to figure out "feedburner" after it’s posted.  

Peter A. Levine – “It Won’t Hurt Forever”

I have been interested in Dr. Levine’s work with trauma for many years.  The following post includes notes I took while listening to one of his audio lectures.  I downloaded it from “Sounds True” but you can get it free with an audible trial membership on Amazon

I think we can be our kids guides not their rulers.  We can’t always know what will stick so I choose to focus on my own self-development and my ability to stand strong in the waves that childhood can bring.  I do believe that being a positive role model is the best I can do.  I deeply hope the next generation will keep striving for a better world and I think having social emotional strength will be a big predictor of this success

I am so excited about my new website!  Despite the delay in getting licensed here in California I push on crafting what I want this new career to look like.  Sometimes (like now) I get on FIRE about a new blog post, a new article, a new class and I need to check myself a bit.  I do practice mindfulness daily, often by using "informal" practice.  Karen Kissel Wegela, Ph.D. describes "informal" practice this way: