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Breathing Easy: Tip for Keeping Your Lungs Clear Herbal Tea Treatment Lung and Respiratory Reflections: Breathing Life into Wellness Breathing is an essential part of life, yet many of us take it for granted until we encounter challenges that remind us of its importance. As someone who has navigated the complexities of respiratory health, I have learned firsthand how vital it is to nurture our lungs and understand the intricacies of our respiratory system. Through personal ex

Dec 4   The first stage in the journal exercises of the  Healing Pen  is the “phase of release.”  In the first seven weeks, I begin by encouraging the patient to verbalize and express on paper without censoring oneself.  I make use of a variety of methods, including simply providing the patient with a list of emotions and adjectives to assist in articulating the thought or emotion that requires expression.  I’ve discovered that patients do not always have the words or vocabul

Dec 4 Thank you for joining me as I continue to delineate the four stages of the  Healing Pen  process, which is a therapeutic writing process I have created for my patients to navigate through the challenges of past pain and trauma that are impacting their current lives.  The second stage of journal writing in the  Healing Pen  process can take place both in session and outside of the therapy meetings.  As a therapist, it is my hope that the patient will become more self-mot