Allison and I connecting is a social media success story. A couple months ago, I discovered this inspiring woman and her growing NYC based therapy practice via twitter. I was immediately drawn to her blog by the beautiful pictures, clean layout and relevant topics– mindfulness, happiness and compassion (just to name a few). Over the …
Apr 30
How to Climb Mount Everest
Geography Time: Mount Everest, the world’s tallest Mountain, has a peak reaching 29,029 feet; that is approximately twenty-nine empire state buildings, of pure rock, earth and snow. I can only imagine the site of Mount Everest must be humbling and majestic all at the same time. When I think about it, I am amazed …
Apr 09
NYC Lesson 1: Where Ever You Go, There You Are.
I moved to New York to find something. I wasn’t exactly sure what it was, but I was confident that whatever I was missing could be found in this city. For as long as I can remember I have been searching for the greener grass; thinking that my life would be so much better if …
Mar 05
And the Rest Believe in Magic
…And The Rest Believe In Magic “Half of them believe things never work out, the other half believe in magic” is my favorite quotes from the movie The Beginners. I like it so much, that while watching the trailer, this quote alone made me interested in seeing the movie. I like it so much because …
Feb 19
My Spiritual Evolution
The past few years of my life have been an evolution; and like any full on evolution, it has been challenging, mysterious and gradual. Even today, four years in, I’m not one hundred percent sure of how to define who I have evolved into. But I am much surer now, than I was when the …
Feb 19
Welcome to the Twenties
The past year of my life I have been on an emotional roller coaster. One day, I’m so excited about where my life is headed and I can’t wait to get started in that direction. Someone can hit me with almost anything and I will look on the bright side thinking, I’m only twenty-one, I …
Feb 19
Rule Number One: Forget All the Rules
I’ve been a semi-rebel my whole life. Fortunately for my parents, for the most part, my rebellions growing up were limited to prank phone calls and eating pineapple on top of buildings. In school, I wouldn’t say I was a regular in the principle’s office but I spent my fair share of time in the …
Jan 09
Slow and Steady Wins the Race (Unless You’re Getting Chased By Sharks)
I think it’s interesting that in my last post I wrote about the importance of change and the diligence true change requires. Today, I am writing about another of my personal headaches—patience. This idea that “patience is a virtue” can be found all over the surface of philosophy. From the Biblical passages in Proverbs to …





