by Ronda | Jun 7, 2018 | Grief Counseling, Individual Counseling, Suicide Bereavement Support - SBS
A few times in my life I’ve sought out therapy and each time I’ve had a vague feeling of the kind of therapist who would be a good fit for me. Unfortunately, my experience has not been a great one. Similarly, all too often I hear stories from clients about bad prior...
by Ronda | May 7, 2018 | Grief Counseling, Individual Counseling
Very few people know how to connect with or talk to someone who has lost someone very close to them to suicide. In the last ten years, I’ve lost two loved ones to suicide. My father died on October 2nd approximately ten years ago. I could look up the year but it’s...
by Ronda | Apr 30, 2018 | Grief Counseling, Individual Counseling
Ten years ago my dad killed himself and changed my life and the lives of everyone who loved him. When he died, I felt isolated in my grief. I wasn’t the only person who loved him, but my relationship with him was different than the relationships he had with other...
by Ronda | Mar 2, 2017 | Grief Counseling, Individual Counseling
Now that spring is here, depression sufferers in the Pacific Northwest are likely breathing a collective sigh of relief. But while sunshine can help people who suffer from depression, change in season alone is not usually enough to lift the blues. Depression is a...
by Ronda | Mar 2, 2017 | Grief Counseling
Chuck Palahniuk — ‘The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.’ I love this quote. I wanted to use it as the main quotation on my website, instead of the Einstein quote I ultimately chose, but the idea of being cut open, even...
by Ronda | Mar 2, 2017 | Grief Counseling, Suicide Bereavement Support - SBS
My last blog, where I quoted Chuck Palahniuk, inspired this blog. There is no hiding the fact that I’m a Chuck Palahniuk fan. I’m cringing with this admission because I realize his books are marketed to teen-aged boys but I can’t help but feel inspired by his gritty...
by Ronda | Mar 2, 2017 | Grief Counseling, Suicide Bereavement Support - SBS
When my father committed suicide I was brought to my knees by pain, guilt, anger, confusion, disbelief, shock, and love for him. Every suicide is different from every other suicide because individuals and relationships are unique. Events leading up to the death and...
by Ronda | Mar 2, 2017 | Individual Counseling
The success or failure of personal relationships isn’t determined by the absence or presence of struggle. Because life is sometimes painful and complicated, all long-term romantic relationships are subjected to difficult situations from time to time. When we deal with...
by Ronda | Mar 2, 2017 | Individual Counseling
I am currently on a flight from Juneau Alaska to Portland Oregon, my home state. My fear of heights is nearly debilitating. The word nearly is critical in this context. In fact, I am so afraid of heights that I won’t climb onto a chair to change a burned out light...
by Ronda | Mar 2, 2017 | Individual Counseling
When I was seven years old my brother and I spent occasional weekends at our paternal grandmother’s house. We loved visiting because she baked cookies and pies for us and let us eat as much as we wanted. She also taught us to play poker for quarters. Our mother was...
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