In June of 2013, I traveled to Red Corral Ranch in Wimberley, Texas for a Six -Day Intensive Integrative Breathwork Workshop. For a few years prior to that, I had been involved in very demanding work assisting a couple of clients with healing from years of horrendous mental, physical and emotional abuse. I went to the workshop in Texas hoping to release my emotions and stress related to the work I did. I also wanted to re-experience and review … [Read more...]

I first met Maggie Kingstad in the early 1990's, when she was hired to join our case management team that provided services to people who experienced mental illness at Allegan County Community Mental Health. What an incredible human being she was!  I feel so blessed to have known her and have called her my friend. Maggie was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. In her early twenties, she moved to Chicago and worked as a surgical technician in … [Read more...]

The recent holiday season was full of hustle, bustle and excitement. For many it could be described as a fun and happy time. But for some of us, there was also loss, sadness and grief. I know this firsthand. My family's beloved dog, Minnie died at the beginning of last year. A few months later, my nephew's fiance Kristina died unexpectedly. I miss them both and have thought about them frequently. In the news/media, we regularly hear about … [Read more...]