Pros and Cons of Hiking Solo

Last summer I got to be a reverse snowbird.

When your significant other comes home from work one day and announces, “I’m moving to Colorado. Are you in?” The only sensible response is, “Um… yes?”

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9 Do-It-Yourself Therapy Questions

I get it. Despite the growing number of celebrity endorsements , there is still a stigma associated with going to therapy. But unless you're a straight up American Psycho sociopath, you've probably wondered what it's all about. And you've probably been at least a little curious to see what it can do for you. Many people come to therapy for the first time nervous about what they'll have to talk about, or what the therapist...
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Confessions From Costa Rica: 6 Unhinging Truths From A Journey Inward

The first thing to know about Costa Rica is that everything moves... really... slowly. No one is in a hurry. Nothing is urgent. Schedules are more like suggestions. Agendas are open to interpretation. It didn’t occur to me until I got home that I hadn’t so much as laid eyes on a television in a week. The distractions we constantly consume ourselves with were gone. And what happens when you take away the mind-numbing inert...
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I'm Not Submissive, But I Want My Partner To Tell Me What To Do

What Makes A Relationship Work? Ask a hundred different people and you’ll get a hundred different answers. Here's an idea you may have never heard before. A recent conversation with a friend got me thinking about our current perception of what it means to be “submissive,” and that maybe there is a totally different way to look at it. Instead of the stigma, what if it could actually benefit our relationships? Make them str...
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Here's How Adventure Makes Your Life Better (And Anyone Can Do It)

While waiting for the elevator down this morning, one of my neighbors happened to walk by. He looked at me holding on to my bike with my yoga mat slung over my shoulder and carrying my visor and sunglasses. He said, “It looks like you are going on an adventure.” I said, “Why yes, that is exactly what I’m doing.” I call myself The Adventure Therapist, so I must be in to skydiving and rappelling from cliffs, right? Nope. Te...
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