off into the world…
This time of year I get twitchy. It comes from my teaching days. My dreams are about lining bulletin boards with colored butcher paper and writing on clothespins. I start looking at…
Midtown Sacramento Counselor Therapist – Sharon Skelton, MFT
Bringing Your Whole Self to the Mat
The Daring Way™ "Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” - Brené Brown Sharon and her Daughter: good-enough yoga! Join Sharon on April 26th at Fit House…
Do you see what you have,
or what you are missing?
Less Shopping, More Scrabble
This is the iconic Norman Rockwell, Freedom from Want. It’s part of a series of paintings referring to the The Four Freedoms speech given by President Roosevelt to Congress…
“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.” Brené Brown
I’m so sick of my big red pen
I loved teaching. It was so fun hanging out with little kids! They come up to you with dot-to-dot marker on their arms and say, “Look, Mrs. Skelton. I made a constellation!”…
Not your Mother’s kind of Mothering?
It’s a good day in my work is when a mom suddenly understands something like, “I’m healthier than my mother,” or, “I love my mother, and it’s okay to be…
For the Love of Waiting
I’m a baseball fan. The day that pitchers and catchers report to spring training feels like the first day of vacation for me. Your happy place may be a beautiful…
Distracted living: 3 keys for staying in your own lane
You’re driving in your car, and your phone is on the front seat. There’s a playlist you want to listen to so you reach over to click a few buttons.…
On My Way to Train with Brene’ Brown!
I remember reading a small article in The Psychotherapy Networker by a PsyD in San Francisco. He had done some recent research and found that for Marriage Family Therapists, what…
Imagine 2014
Can we change our bodies with our minds? New research says yes. We don't decide, say in the middle of a conversation, to dilate our pupils for effect. That kind…
This Thanksgiving, Bring Your Mental Discipline
“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” ― Mahatma Gandhi We’ve all heard that saying, “What others think about you is none of your…