Author Archives: Anne Barker
Ride Every Stride – Mindfulness In Relationships
Like many writers, I often find it difficult to actually write. During my morning computer time, I am super good at finding multiple and varied (would it be bragging to say creative?) ways of distracting myself from what I came … Continue reading
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Using An Upside-Down Relationship Map
Mapping the World Anyone with a fourth grade education knows that North is up and South is down, right? After all, when we travel from New York City to Rochester, NY, we go “upstate,” Alabama is in the “deep” South, … Continue reading
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Beyond Brokenness – Living With Disability
Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. Leonard Cohen, Anthem A Boy Benjamin Snow showed a talent for mimicry at an early age. … Continue reading
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Hurry Up! Then Start Waiting
For this week’s post, I will actually be redirecting you in a moment to one of my favorite websites, All Things Private Practice, where I recently guest posted on Tamara Suttle’s fabulous blog, Private Practice From the Inside Out. My … Continue reading
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Every Fall Makes You A Better Rider
The whole thing started when I was a 10-year old at the Rough Riders session of Camp Bette Perot, a Girl Scout summer camp outside of Palestine, Texas. Things were just starting to get a bit complicated at that age, … Continue reading
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The Change Process – It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
At a recent meeting to discuss a city improvement project affecting our neighborhood, I had the opportunity to request the planting of a new tree on the parking area in front of my home. I was thrilled when my request … Continue reading
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Yoga for Healing, Mind and Body
This week’s blog is a guest post from my friend and fellow psychotherapist, Kendra McCallie, LIMHP, LLC. Her thoughtful writing about the benefits of yoga for healing both our minds and our bodies is compelling. Enjoy her fresh voice, and … Continue reading
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Weebles Wobble – Thoughts About Balance In Life
Many of you who were young in the 70’s will remember playing with Weebles, those delightfully wobbly egg-shaped toys that came in a variety of characters and figures. My small set was comprised primarily of people-shaped Weebles, but the stores … Continue reading
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Living Messy
I recently became intrigued with the idea of messiness, and so began to try to write a bit about it. However, most definitely not being an expert on the subject (more about that later), my musings were – big surprise … Continue reading
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The Change Process – Embracing Emptiness
“Emptiness, which is conceptually liable to be mistaken for sheer nothingness, is in fact the reservoir of infinite possibilities.” – D.T. Suzuki I’ve been thinking a lot about change lately. This is partly because I encounter change each day in … Continue reading
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