Stepping Stones

By Ellen Brown
I work with a client named “Sarah,”* whose friend thinks she’s “crazy” for joining a job club. “Why would you want to hang out with a bunch of unemployed people?” she asked Sarah one day. “Isn’t it depressing?”
“Actually, the people in my group are great,” Sarah told her friend. “They encourage me and [...]

By Ellen Brown
Although the conversation took place more than a decade ago, I remember it like it happened yesterday. I was slumped on the sofa in my therapist’s office, telling her about my latest and most horrifying memory of child sexual abuse that had bubbled up. And suddenly I couldn’t stop sobbing. I mean, I [...]

By Ellen Brown
As I often tell clients and friends (and anyone else who will listen), meditation can help us weather some of life’s toughest storms. While it’s hardly a magic bullet, meditation can help us feel more relaxed and peaceful, and medical studies have suggested that such practices may lessen anxiety, depression, and insomnia, which [...]

By Ellen Brown
I’ve always loved New Year’s Day because it feels like anything is possible because we’re wiping the slate clean or re-setting the big clock, so to speak. Sure, it’s purely psychological, but if it works, who cares?
Still, if we’re dealing with a life transition and want to create a new beginning this year, [...]

By Ellen H. Brown
Life, as they say, can change in an instant. Today, you have a job, tomorrow you don’t. Today, you’re married with children. Tomorrow you’re married with children AND caring for your father with Alzheimer’s disease.
During these trying times, it’s typical to feel confused and off balance. Unfortunately, it’s also common to deprive [...]

By Ellen H. Brown
Have you lost your job, or are you changing careers? Or are you dealing with the loss of a loved one? If so, let me ask you this: what do you need to let go of?
If you think my question is ridiculous or downright cruel, you’re not alone. When I ask my [...]