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This is a love letter from the depths of my soul to the depths of yours.  It may not feel like that when you read my words, which are...

I never realized how tired I am.  Exhausted really.  It’s not the kind of tired that a good night’s sleep can fix.  It’s a to the bone weariness.  A...

Here’s how it happens. The path is not linear. You come back to things you once understood and see deeper truths. More is revealed. It’s happening for me right...

I hung up the phone and did a little happy dance. I had an amazing strategy call with a potential client, the kind of client I love working with...

For most of my life, I have looked outside myself for answers, always assuming other people knew what was right for me better than I did. So it’s really...

Why self help books make you an informed prisoner

I recently read a piece by Suzanne Gelb, PH.D, JD, discussing why people resist psychotherapy and other forms of self help. Her explanations resonated with me, so I decided...

5 Empowering Ways To Be The Loving Mother You Never Had Mother’s day is fast approaching. It is a day devoted to celebrating the beautiful love and unbreakable bond...

Oh look at how she listens She says nothing of what she thinks She just goes stumbling through her memories Staring out onto Grey Street But she thinks hey...

Candace Folden, owner of Solstice Counseling and Consulting, PLLC. I graduated with a Master’s Degree in Counseling from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro is 1997. I am...