Andrea J. Geesaman, LPC, NCC
A Slow Feast or a Drive-Thru Window?
Recently, I harvested the first lettuce and basil from our vegetable and herb garden. I always was interested in gardening and considered...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
Memorable first lines of books, the book lover and a big book sale
“It was a dark and stormy night,”* and I was curled up with one of my favorite books. Not too much else I love to do more. I love books....
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
Opening our "house"
This weekend marks our second annual Open House. Can we even call it annual when it’s only number 2? However you think of it, we’re...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
What you sow ...
For some reason, I’ve been thinking about gardening this week. That makes no sense at all. Although you are reading this in April, the...
Andrea J. Geesaman, LPC, NCC
Change....Change....And More Change
Recently, I found myself staring at my oldest son as he sat at the computer writing his college paper. He didn’t notice my stare, or if...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
Average
This post is for the average. It’s an average post–nothing profound—of an average length on an average day. I just want to give a shout...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
Happy birthday, mom.
I was taken aback recently when I looked at my calendar (something I do seemingly hundreds of times a day, being someone who regularly...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
All in
Years ago, when I was beginning my speaking career, I developed several talks I call the “hand talks.” Basically, I took five key...
Andrea J. Geesaman, LPC, NCC
Unspoken Damages
Recently, my partner was talking to me about his day and I was distracted by the sound of an email notification on my phone. I didn't...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
You are what you eat
My husband and I have been really impressed by our semi-Paleo diet, Whole 30. We did 30 days of it late last spring, then several times...
