by Deborah Cox | Aug 11, 2014 | Connect, Mood, Relational Cultural Theory, Relationships, Therapy
What does it mean to be “disconnected”? Maybe you see the title of this article and you get the spiritual meaning, before reading another line. Yes, I feel disconnected: from my kids, my partner, my neighbors. Detachments and interruptions make us lonely and...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 11, 2014 | Beauty Culture, Books & Short Stories, Connect, Relationships, Women
In the mirror at Pilates class, I discreetly scan the line of women in workout attire. I perceive I have the widest hips in the room. I feel a downward tug of tension for the rest of the day. Low back. QL muscle. To shake it off, I seek another comparison in which I...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 11, 2014 | Becoming More of Your True Self, Create Art, Feel Better, Therapy, Women
I was 41 and it seemed like the gate had closed forever on my life goals. I couldn’t sleep. I coughed constantly and had mysterious pain in my butt that resisted all chiropractics. I kept falling – even up the stairs. I felt trapped in an academic job I’d...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 11, 2014 | Create Art, Feel Better
I love to write and collage and paint. And I love to help smart people do more of the creative work they were meant to do in this world. I also do EMDR therapy. That’s eye-movement-desensitization and reprocessing therapy. Click here to learn more about EMDR, the most...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 11, 2014 | Create Art, Therapy
For me to get rested over the weekend, after a week’s work, I require three things. Decent Sleep, Exercise, & Nutrition Solitude, and Creative Time The first goes without mention, but I put it here because if I get #s 2 and 3 on the list but eat a bunch of sugar...
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