Kathleen Choe
On Longing and Belonging
Connection. It is at the heart of our longing to belong. We experience it as a felt sense of being seen, heard, valued, not alone. When...
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Kathleen Choe
- Jul 22
- 4 min
The Story of Copper's Herd Mate: Chief
The sport of horse racing has come under even more intense scrutiny recently after a string of multiple and mysterious deaths which...
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Kathleen Choe
- Jul 22
- 3 min
The Adventures of Copper: A Curious and Courageous Quarter Horse
While I was adjusting the automatic waterer on my horses’ trough, my curious Quarter Horse, Copper, came over to see what I was doing. ...
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Kathleen Choe
- Sep 1, 2022
- 6 min
Star
They arrived together in a trailer one morning, two small, wide-eyed, scrappy Appaloosas who had been dubbed Cherokee and Apache along...
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Kathleen Choe
- Aug 3, 2021
- 3 min
The Twinship of Grief and Love
“Love, where it ever existed before, doesn't cease to exist. To speak of love in the past tense is not to know love at all. Love goes on,...
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Kathleen Choe
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
What Did You Do With Your Dash?
What did you do with your dash? I recently heard an interview with the Reverend Michael Curry, where he described the engraving on most...
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Kathleen Choe
- Nov 1, 2020
- 5 min
New Beginnings
For many of us the pandemic has been about multiple endings involving a great deal of grief and loss. Norms and expectations, our usual...
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Kathleen Choe
- Aug 2, 2020
- 4 min
The Lone Sunflower
At first it was just a slender green shoot, pushing bravely up through a crack in the sun-baked cement. It was in fact the only glimpse...
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Kathleen Choe
- Jul 2, 2020
- 3 min
No Fear in Love
Webster’s Dictionary defines fear as “an unpleasant, often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger.” While some...
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Kathleen Choe
- Jun 26, 2020
- 3 min
Subjective/Objective
In last week’s email I made a humble attempt to condense and simplify some of the neuro-science behind our affective states when we are...
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Kathleen Choe
- Jun 18, 2020
- 3 min
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
As I was checking in with a client at the beginning of our therapy session by asking how she was doing, I noticed there was a long pause...
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Kathleen Choe
- Jun 12, 2020
- 4 min
Reflections of an Immigrant
People are often surprised to find out that I am immigrant. Because I am white and do not have an accent, they assume that I was born in...
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Kathleen Choe
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
Our Inner Child
As if our world was not already confusing and conflicted enough with the coronavirus pandemic, racial tensions in America exploded last...
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Kathleen Choe
- May 20, 2020
- 3 min
Growth Opportunity Fatigue
In a recent conversation with my dear friend Laura, we were bravely trying to re-frame the challenges we were experiencing both...
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Kathleen Choe
- May 15, 2020
- 4 min
You Know the Way
One of my now-favorite yoga instructors leads her students through a series of poses several times at the beginning of each class, both...
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Kathleen Choe
- May 12, 2020
- 3 min
Finding the Helpers
I recently watched the movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” based on the true story of friendship between Fred Rogers and...
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Kathleen Choe
- May 12, 2020
- 3 min
Alone . . . Together
This past week I am struck by how many of you have told me you are feeling lonely. Some of you are what I call “alone lonely” because...
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Kathleen Choe
- May 12, 2020
- 4 min
Finding Hope
Many of us are finding that we are reaching our limits with the mental, emotional, physical, spiritual and financial impact of the COVID...
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Kathleen Choe
- May 12, 2020
- 3 min
Comparative Suffering
As the shelter in place order is extended and the number of confirmed cases (and deaths) continues to rise in Texas and around the U.S.,...
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Kathleen Choe
- Apr 4, 2020
- 7 min
Staying Connected During the Coronavirus Pandemic
With all the uncertainty and concern about the spread of the coronavirus, I wanted to reassure you that I am continuing to offer...
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