Growing Large Enough to Hold It
We don't find peace by making uncertainty disappear. We find it by growing large enough to hold it.
Read the postThe Journal
Making room for what is already here.
Short reflections on presence, softness, uncertainty, and the ordinary practice of staying with ourselves. Several end with a simple grounding practice you can try today.
Writing
Recent reflections
Let Yourself Be Breathed
Not always becoming calm. Just becoming a little less defended against the moment we're already in.
Read the postThis Is the Moment I Am In
This moment is both completely real and completely temporary. I don't have to make it permanent. I just have to be here for it.
Read the postYou Don't Need to See the Whole Path
Four steps forward and two steps back is still movement. You don't need to see the whole path.
Read the postSoftness, Security and Personal Love
Softness is not the opposite of strong. Soft is what strength looks like when it's secure.
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Where to go next
If the writing resonates, the work follows the same spirit.
These reflections come from the same place as the therapy: depth, warmth, curiosity, and the belief that people don't need to be fixed. They need space to unfold.
You can read more about how Lisa works, who this work tends to suit, or the flexible one-on-one Present Life Session for people in other states.
Psychotherapy is available by telehealth to clients located in Georgia, Ohio or Tennessee. Present Life Sessions are not psychotherapy or a substitute for mental health treatment.
A gentle first step
Start with a Connection Call.
A free 15-minute conversation to briefly connect, explore what kind of support you're looking for, and see whether working together feels like the right fit.