Inspiration
Faith & Prayer
Health &
Wellness
Entertainment
Love &
Family
Newsletters
Special Offers
The Bliss Blog
Elf-Love
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
Once upon a Christmas Eve… a woman went into ‘town’; a relatively small one, (called Doylestown) to meet up with a long time dear friend who had recently returned from her new home in Colorado. The reason for her friend’s visit was bittersweet. She had traveled Eastward to spend some holiday time with her family…
The Day My Life Changed
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
It is 7:44 a.m. on December 21, 2013. Fifteen years ago at this moment, I was in the midst of a maelstrom of emotion that threatened to suck me down into its swirling vortex. Sitting in the MRICU (Medical Respiratory Intensive Care Unit) of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, I was waiting for the…
Whole and Holy
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
I recently read something written by my friend Lee McCormick who is a cowboy-shaman-writer-teacher and director of an addictions recovery program based in Tennessee called The Ranch. “Traditionally Addictions treatment has focused on clients recovering so they can fit back into the matrix, so they can live with the ways of the world as they…
Break In
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
photo: www.rawforbeauty.com This image jumped out at me this morning since it reflects an example that I use with the clients I counsel at an outpatient drug and alcohol treatment center. Many of them harbor thoughts that are damaging and destructive to themselves and others in their lives. They run the gamut from “I’m not…
139
140
141
142
143
archives
most recent
search
this
blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners