Kathleen Choe
The Water Wheel
A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill. A...
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Kathleen Choe
Jan 1, 20184 min
Unaccompanied Minor
I settled back into my seat, anticipating a quiet, uneventful flight home after a week of busy holiday travels. I was looking forward to...
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Kathleen Choe
Dec 16, 20173 min
Self Care: Are We Having Fun Yet?
The term “self-care,” like mindfulness, is so ubiquitous in our vocabulary nowadays that it has almost lost its meaning. A survey of...
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Kathleen Choe
Nov 2, 20173 min
If I Were the Devil
Pastor Tommy Nelson once preached a sermon entitled: "If I Were the Devil." In a deep, dramatic voice, he said: "If I were the devil,...
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Kathleen Choe
Oct 1, 20174 min
Dollface
Although I had been informed ahead of time that the white Egyptian Arabian mare we were working with for our Natural Lifemanship...
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Kathleen Choe
Sep 1, 20174 min
Cross Brain Connections: What Are They Good For, Anyway?
There is a great deal of discussion in Trauma Informed Care about cross brain connections, neural pathways that connect throughout the...
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Kathleen Choe
Aug 2, 20176 min
The Road to Recovery
I watched her make her way to the therapy office for her intake session, struck by the way she made her approach: crouching down, she...
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Kathleen Choe
Jul 1, 20173 min
An Unexpected Loss
I lost a best friend this week. I didn't have the chance to say goodbye, not properly, anyway. One minute Sadie was sprinting after her...
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Kathleen Choe
Jun 1, 20173 min
The River of Well-Being
Well known psychiatrist, professor and author Dr. Dan Siegel researches and teaches on neurological integration for optimal health. A...
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Kathleen Choe
May 2, 20173 min
Calling Home
On my way to the ranch where I conduct Equine Assisted Psychotherapy sessions each week, I pass a variety of roadside signs, advertising...
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Kathleen Choe, LPC-S
Apr 1, 20174 min
Disorders of Connection
In his latest book, The Divine Dance, author Richard Rohr quotes a psychiatrist friend of his as attributing most non-physiologically...
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Kathleen Choe
Mar 2, 20172 min
Self Compassion
According to professor and researcher Dr. Kristin Neff, self-compassion entails “being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we...
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Kathleen Choe
Feb 2, 20171 min
Wild Geese
You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to...
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Kathleen Choe
Jan 31, 20173 min
The Neurobiology of Change
As anyone who is struggling to keep their New Year’s Resolutions at this point in January knows, change is hard! Implementing any new...
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Kathleen Choe
Jan 1, 20172 min
Forgiveness
Every year it seems that God gives me a theme to focus on, a growth area He gently (or not so gently) points out that requires my...
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Kathleen Choe
Dec 2, 20164 min
The Holidays: Feast or Famine?
Whether the holiday season represents celebrating the birth of Jesus or of exchanging gifts and spending time with family and friends (or...
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Kathleen Choe
Nov 1, 20163 min
Chasing the Unicorn: the Myth of Perfection
Many of us struggle to find contentment in our lives because we are sure there “has to be more.” Whatever we have achieved or accrued,...
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Kathleen Choe
Oct 3, 20161 min
"Changing the Conversation"
My blog for October is the podcast of my interview with Jessica Honegger, the Director of Noonday Collection, a business that uses...
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Kathleen Choe
Sep 1, 20163 min
Mindfulness
Mindfulness has become a popular concept both in the mental health field as well as the culture at large. It can be defined as a mental...
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Kathleen Choe
Aug 1, 20164 min
On Motivation
The month of August in Texas is hot, sometimes brutally so. The only beings with any animation left at all seem to be the cicadas, whose...
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