Open your heart to pain.

by | Jul 11, 2016

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT July 11, 2016 Open your heart to pain. When we open out heart to our pain, we make it safe for life to reinhabit our body. –Stephen Levine When we are numb, we are not truly living.  Granted, it is more comfortable to...

Rigorous (not brutal) honesty

by | Jul 4, 2016

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT July 4, 2016 Rigorous (not brutal) honesty “There is always a way to be honest without being brutal.” –Arthur Dodrin Rigorous honesty is important. Brutal honesty is less important. Brutal honesty vomits the details of...

Move out of your comfort zone.

by | Jun 27, 2016

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT June 27, 2016 Move out of your comfort zone. “Move out of your comfort zone.  You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” –Brian Tracy Consistency is...

Trust is Essential

by | Jun 20, 2016

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT June 20, 2016 Trust is Essential “We must come to trust the process of healing enough to open our heart to the unknown.” –Stephen Levine Recovery asks you to trust.  It offers promises of what will come and stories of...

Acknowledge and Embrace the Discomfort

by | Jun 13, 2016

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT June 13, 2016 Acknowledge and Embrace the Discomfort “I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches.  If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers.  To suffering must be added...