by Deborah Cox | Jul 19, 2018 | Becoming More of Your True Self, Relational Cultural Theory, Relationships, Wife Material
Friends Who are Different and a Little Bit Scary Make Us Grow Unexpected friendship teaches us, like nothing else. When I arrived at Texas Woman’s University in 1990, I found myself immersed in growth and diversity. I suddenly had gay and lesbian friends, after...
by Deborah Cox | Jul 1, 2018 | Becoming More of Your True Self, Create Art, Feel Better, following inspiration, Mood, Wife Material
Never lose an opportunity of seeing something beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting. -Ralph Waldo Emerson Beauty is the basis of my spiritual discovery process. I found the Anglican church on a trip to England, back in ’07, a time of big...
by Deborah Cox | Jun 19, 2018 | Anxiety & Calm, Becoming More of Your True Self, Coaching For the Therapist, Feel Better, Mood, Wife Material
What is Meditation? Meditation trains our minds to focus on the present moment, to be aware of our thoughts and feelings, and to observe our whole experience in a mindful way. It’s any practice that fosters mindfulness. I’ve practiced daily...
by Deborah Cox | Mar 31, 2018 | Becoming More of Your True Self, Coaching For the Therapist, EMDR, Feel Better, Relational Cultural Theory, Relationships, Relax. You're normal.
Maybe our flaws even make us lovable. My Flaws I have a few characteristics of which I’m not proud. Most of them fall into the category of “uptightness” . . . fear and shame and rigidity. Before EMDR, I would not have written this post for fear of public...
by Deborah Cox | Mar 10, 2018 | Becoming More of Your True Self, Feel Better, following inspiration, Relational Cultural Theory, Therapy, Women
Here’s a story about being inspired and suppressing it. This morning I got behind a slow-moving Buick on a major thoroughfare. I encountered the same dark green Buick, ten minutes before, when I was crossing a downtown street. On foot, I got up close and looked...
by Deborah Cox | Feb 4, 2018 | Becoming More of Your True Self, Coaching For the Therapist, Create Art, Mood, Relationships, Women
Beyond Studio makes me appreciate my wild inner self. The one inspired by my favorite aunt. You know that aunt of yours . . . the one your parents didn’t want you visiting because you came back from her house wanting to sleep outside in your hammock and you wore your...
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