
Kentucky Rain
November 2004. I am lying on the floor in the middle of a big circle of fellow warriors at my retreat in Kentucky, And I am sobbing. Not...
Read MoreNovember 2004. I am lying on the floor in the middle of a big circle of fellow warriors at my retreat in Kentucky, And I am sobbing. Not...
Read MoreFrom F-Bombs to Fairy Sprinkles, 2017 was quite a ride! If I had to pick one word to describe it, it would be GROWTH. Here is some wisdom I...
Read MoreThe act of self-care has become yet another thing women are expected to be good at. Did you use the right filter for that ‘gram of your impeccably prepared...
Read MoreI posted this meme on my Instagram page (Instagram.com/candacefolden) and my Facebook page (Solstice Counseling and Consulting, PLLC) about a month ago. I was blown away by the number...
Read MoreSome blogs seem to write themselves. The words flow out of me in just the right order with effortless ease. I love it when that happens. This is not...
Read MoreIt starts with the quietest of whispers. The faintest stirrings of my heart. I feel my soul rise, rearranging herself because she’s restless and uncomfortable. Oh no, I think,...
Read More“It was like death by 1,000 paper cuts” my client told me as he poured out his story. He went on to tell me about the countless nothings that...
Read MoreLook at this picture. I mean, really look at it. Do you see it? Her innocence. Her purity of heart. See past her face and into her eyes. Do...
Read More“So, what you do?” the mom at my son’s new school asked me. ” I am a therapist” I respond. It’s the easiest way I know to tell people...
Read MoreI opened my email and there it was. I read it. I read it again. I felt my face flush. Her words stung. I didn’t want them to but...
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