Category Archives: Therapist Articles

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Saying Goodbye

Posted on May 18, 2015 by metta

By Elizabeth Eiland Figueroa, LMSW   “Is your couch heavy?” a colleague asks me. She is buying my office furniture, and needs to plan how she will load it into her borrowed truck.  I think of all the emotional weight … Continue reading →

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Toss off a Song

Posted on January 7, 2015 by metta

by Claire N. Scott, Ph.D. A few years ago I had the following dream: I am in a line of people and we are all walking single file into a lake.  There is no hurry.  Everyone is calm and moving easily … Continue reading →

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Take Two Laps Around the Block and Call Me in the Morning

Posted on October 15, 2014 by metta

  by Lisa Anyan Smith, Ph.D. Years ago, as a budding mental health professional, I took a job at a residential treatment center for emotionally and behaviorally challenged youths.  I lived and worked alongside teens at a rural camp, where we … Continue reading →

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Discovering the Sun of Self and Eclipsing Your Inner Critic’s Discomfort

Posted on August 1, 2014 by metta

By Metta Sweet Edge, LCSW, MAT Driving home at sunset from the beach this summer, my two-and-a-half year old son pointed West and shouted excitedly “Orange Sun! Orange Sun! Orange Sun!” over and over in delight.  Clearly amazed and thrilled … Continue reading →

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Eat, Drink, and Be Mindful

Posted on June 5, 2014 by metta

By: Elizabeth Eiland Figueroa, LMSW  [Title from Susan Albers, Psy.D., author of Eat, Drink, and Be Mindful: How to End Your Struggle with Mindless Eating and Start Savoring Food with Intention and Joy (2008)] We all eat and drink, at … Continue reading →

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