It strikes me as so very surreal that my training in ketamine assisted therapy (KAT) instructs me to bring elements of spirituality into the office. "White coat shamanism", some have called it. I was was in training, I was thinking to myself, "Wait, really? You WANT me to do this? I'm not going to get in trouble somehow?" Aside from my own healing work, my journey had included a diverse education that prepared me for this experience. Ever since my undergraduate days, I h

Today, I dressed in flowing silken skirts and fabrics of blue and purple, greens and yellows. In my hands as I walked into the office, I carried the antique wooden Bible box handed down in my family over generations. It held no Bible. It never had in my lifetime, because my spirituality is my own to choose. Instead, it contained items that spoke to me; five ceramic seashells, decorative tea light holders. Only one would feature a tea light- the shell that signified Fire

As A Mental Health Therapist, I explain the fuzzy concept of boundaries to my clients like this: Imagine you have a back yard that you have worked hard on. You have grown a beautiful garden. You have installed a nice pool. There is lovely seating. You keep the lawn healthy. You’ve worked hard to make a special place of peace for yourself. The only problem is that periodically, “hooligans” from the surrounding neighborhoods take a shortcut home through your back yard. An