by Joanna Ford | Feb 26, 2014 | Reflection, Seasons
February is the shortest month. 28 days, sometimes 29 if it is a leap year. It is Black History Month, we may have celebrated Valentines Day, Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, Abraham Lincoln’s and George Washington’s birthday. I am sure I missed some...
by Joanna Ford | Jan 14, 2014 | Self Care
Mindfulness is not meditation, as I tell my clients. It can be mediation, but I share other, easier examples of mindfulness with my clients during our sessions, if they are interested. Holding an ice cube, drawing pictures with the non-dominant hand or just...
by Joanna Ford | Jan 6, 2014 | Mindfulness, Reflection
Self-as-the-Ever-Shifting-Flow short This article by Toni Bernhard is a pretty short look at the words we use to describe who we are in the world. The title of the article indicates that we are always changing and that we have to “go with the flow.” This...
by Joanna Ford | Dec 15, 2013 | Approaches
According to Michael P. Nichols in his book, “Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods,” Narrative therapists break the grip of unhelpful stories by externalizing problems. By challenging pessimistic versions of events, therapists make room for hope. Instead of looking...
by Joanna Ford | Dec 15, 2013 | Community Events
On December 10, 2013 I attended an event at Urban Peak and The Spot. From the Urban Peak website: On Dec. 10, 2013, we set out to create a visual representation of the number of youth who sleep on the streets in the Denver metro area each night through our 921...
