CounselingBlog

Lesley Marcus

My friend and fabulous massage therapist, Lesley Marcus is gravely ill.  She has lung cancer that has spread - it is very difficult news.

Her son is keeping us all up to date via a blog.  Today, along with her diagnosis, he posted a link to another blog :) about Lesley.  I am putting the link here Portrait

The writer has captured Lesley's firey spirit.  It is a fine piece of work - as is Lesley!
Cynthia

Cynthia McKenna, LPC, NCC

Cousneling & Life Coaching

www.cynthiamckennacounseling.com

www.counseling.typepad.com

I am back...

I am still recovering from the Tour de France.  I had a great time watching it on my own Dish TV - The Tour was quite suspenseful.  With the race favorites being suspended, there was not a clear leader until day 18 of 20 days.  Lots of great moments, lots of awful crashes. 

I have to admit that I missed Lance.  The Tour was simply different without his personality and presence.  Oh sure, there were the "Lance Chronicles" and "Lance On" moments, but it isn't the same as watching him tear his way up the Pyrenees. 

There was a good side benefit from the Tour this year.  I have been working very long hours getting my private practice up and running (and it is going great - thanks!).  The Tour made me get out of my office and go watch TV.  I worked less these last weeks, and that helped me break the overworking cycle I was becoming accustomed to.

I am still no pomme de terre de divan (couch potato) but I am a bit less stressed, and a bit more clued in to the mainstream culture.

Cynthia
*************
Cynthia McKenna, LPC, NCC
Counseling & Life Coaching
www.cynthiamckennacounseling.com

Having a fight?

You find yourself struggling in your relationships, having a lot of arguments with your partner, and wondered if counseling might change things.  Or, things may have deteriorated enough so that you are asking yourself, "Should I stay or should I leave?"

Counseling can help a relationship that is in trouble.  If both people are open to the process and willing to make small adjustments (okay, sometimes the adjustments are large) things can get better.

The problem is, most couples wait six years before seeking help with a problem.  In six years, you can do a lot of damage to each other, and there are more residual bad feelings...there is more to heal.

If you are experiencing pain in the important areas of your life, don't wait.  Seek some outside, unbiased help.

Cynthia
*************
Cynthia McKenna LPC, NCC
Counseling & Life Coaching
Creating Peace
www.cynthiamckennacounseling.com
www.counseling.typepad.com

Technorati Tags: counseling, partner, arguments
Add to: | Technorati |  Digg |  del.icio.us |  Yahoo |  BlinkList |  Spurl |  reddit |   Furl | 

Le Tour

The Tour de France (TdF) is underway.  With the announcement on 30 June that nine riders were suspended on a doping charge - and that included Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich - yikes.  As I read the news bulletin, I kept imagining it was some twisted prank.  But it is true, they are out, and under a cloud of suspicion.

All the commentators keep saying "this race is wide open now" which is really fun.  George Hincape had the mallot jaune for day 2 - way to go Discovery Channel.  If you like reading commentary on the TdF, check out The Paceline
It also contains Lance news, for those of us who can't read enough about him.

I generally read the newsflashes of Le Tour on my computer www.letour.fr because I don't have cable TV.  Great news though, Thursday Dish TV arrives at my house!    It will be so much fun to see the tour instead of simply reading about it.

Are you a Tour de France fan?  Who do you think will win?

Cynthia
*************
Cynthia McKenna LPC, NCC
Counseling & Life Coaching
Bring balance and joy back into your life
www.cynthiamckennacounseling.com
www.counseling.typepad.com

Technorati Tags: Tour de France, Discovery Channel, The Paceline
Add to: | Technorati |  Digg |  del.icio.us |  Yahoo |  BlinkList |  Spurl |  reddit |