I am not a trained professional counselor or a licensed psychologist. I am not a doctor, lawyer, chef, minister, trainer, dietician... in fact, I'm not a trained professional anything now that I think about it. My day job is in academic publishing and most of what I do on a daily basis I just kind of figure out as I go. As is true with most things in life, including life.

 

I love to share resources and tools that have helped me in my healing journey, however, within these virtual pages you will not find an exhaustive list of all the possible healing resources and practices available. Because the truth is, they are as vast and unique as there are people in this world. Growing a garden might be healing or backpacking across Europe. Learning to cook or going to a year-long silent retreat. Becoming a barista or becoming a sky-diving instructor.

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Within these pages I share some of the things that helped me as a friend sitting across the table from you. I’m here with my iced americano, no cream, no sugar, looking at you, nodding as one who has been there and is still traveling on this healing journey.

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All of that to say, you are the expert on you. Please use wisdom, and consult a trained professional, before making any major changes to your diet, exercise, mental-health practice, or anything else in your life. 

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I'm not responsible for any expenses, costs, losses, damages, or inconveniences that arise from your use of this blog or the choices you make based on content in this blog.

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Speaking of finances, I currently don't make any money from this blog. So, if I link to/ recommend a resource I do not get any sort of tangible benefit from the recommendation. Joy of sharing something I like with others? Yes. Money, products, or any other payment? No. Again, please use your best judgement before you purchase or use something I recommend. 

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I do my best to make sure all the information provided, including links, is accurate when I post, but don't guarantee that it will still be accurate tomorrow. As Heraclitus once said, "The only constant is change."

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And finally, I care deeply for people - all people. It is never my intent to injure, defame, or libel anyone. If any of the content matter is offensive to you, that was not my intention. However, I believe in the power of discourse and actually believe it's a benefit to us as individuals, and society as a whole, to have differing opinions expressed and explored. So, if you're not about having deep conversations over a hot or cold beverage of your choice, this table is probably not for you. 

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That being said, I reserve the right to delete any comment for any reason - especially abusive, profane, rude, anonymous comments, and spam. I encourage sharing of ideas, helpful resources and life stories, but will not tolerate abuse of anyone in this community, including myself. I've had enough of that in my life, thank you very much. I will do my best to monitor comments and delete ones that are hurtful not helpful, but I do not take responsibility for the content of comments. 

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Uff da! Disclaimers are not fun to write. 

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I guess it comes down to this, I've spent a lot of time and money to learn that the only person I can control is me. I cannot control how I'm perceived, how people feel about me, or what people think about me. I cannot and do not control the feelings, thoughts, or actions of others. 

 

I spent all of my childhood and most of my 20's waiting for someone else to tell me what I so desperately wanted and needed to hear. And then I realized, I could say those things to me. So, pretty much everything I write now is actually something I need to hear (or "preaching to my own heart" as Ruth Chou Simons calls it).

 

And I figure, if I need to hear it there's probably someone else out there that needs to hear it too. So, if that's you,
have a seat, friend.

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