Category Archives: Love & Empathy

Why I Stay In the Church

During a morning leadership meeting I attended before church a week ago, much of the discussion focused on a recent controversial change in church policy. I took a risk in expressing my belief that, whatever the intentions and reasoning behind the policy change, the larger ... Continue Reading ›

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You Can Do Hard Things

When my oldest son was perhaps only four years old, he’d sometimes complain about how I’d asked him to do something “too hard.” To his four-year-old sensibilities, my request for him to put his toys away or to please put his pants on before going out in public must have ... Continue Reading ›

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Expanding Your Open, Broken Heart

As I explored in my previous post, opening yourself to resonate with another’s pain is a risky endeavor—when you stop avoiding or fixing, and really open your heart to someone’s pain, you’re going to feel it. You’re going to hurt too. But as you courageously open yourself ... Continue Reading ›

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Opening Your Closed Heart

For all of the beauty and wonder that surrounds us, life also has unavoidable pain and difficulty. Even apart from my therapy practice, I don’t have to look far to find people experiencing pain in their lives. A friend of mine, a young father, recently finished chemotherapy ... Continue Reading ›

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