Article written by Madison Leigh Akridge Hearts, roses, chocolate, cards with words of endearment, stuffed animals, and jewelry. Ah, the icons of a modern-day Valentine’s celebration. The traditional, mainstream attempt to distill the concept of love down into a single day, filled with uninspired gifts and tokens of affection has given me pause. As a… [Read More]
Call for Chapter Authors: Aromatherapy and Mental Health
Call for chapter submissions Case Studies in Aromatherapy: Enhancing Mental Health and Well-Being Charles C. Thomas Publisher, LTD The proposed academic book has the purpose of informing the helping professions about how aromatherapy is being utilized to enhance mental wellness. The goals are to provide definitions, applications, ethical considerations, and speculation on the future for… [Read More]
Ten Reasons Not to EVER Hit Your Kids
On corporal punishment: In the game of peek-a-boo, he replays in safe circumstances the alternate terror and delight, confirming his sense of self by risking and regaining complete consciousness. A light cloth spread over his face and body will elicit an immediate and forceful reaction. Short, sharp intakes of breath, and vigorous thrashing of arms… [Read More]
Preparing Your Supervisee for Clinical Supervision
The topic I most discuss with supervisors and supervisors in training, is how the supervisor can truly gauge the supervisee’s interactions, skill level and internal processing (my words) of client sessions. In a clinical supervision case consultation, the supervisee comes prepared with a written reflection. How do you know if the supervisee “gets” this work… [Read More]
Waking to Stillness
The faint sound of a rooster’s crow, the ceiling fan whirring, and rain frogs chirping from last night’s shower. That is ALL I heard this morning upon waking from a deeply lucid, deeply restful (which don’t typically coincide for me) slumber in my new country home. For the past year and a half, I have… [Read More]
How to Conduct an Essential Oil Oracle Reading
Have you ever used essential oils as the Oracle? Let me explain. I use Oracle cards. Generally I do a daily card pull or a three-card spread for my clients. I have been using oracle cards for years. But I also use essential oils. Essential oils, oracle cards, tarot- these are all different variations of divination tools…. [Read More]
From Essential Oils to Essential Soul Care
Let’s talk a bit about how all of this got started. When did I know something big was going to shift for me? It was 2013. I was living in New Jersey. I had a psychotherapy private practice and I spent a lot of time traveling the states training colleagues on the topic of online therapy…. [Read More]
On Using Intuition: Be Careful the Ego
Ego vs Intuition… this is about using your intuition appropriately when guiding others so that you are… Intentional Mindful and Discerning… about what you share with your clients and how you share. I am speaking specifically to the intuitive information we receive and how to know what to do with the information. Some refer to… [Read More]
