Someone once said, “You like taking care of people because it heals the part of you that needed someone to take care of you.” I really felt that.

According to Merriam-Webster (author of the dictionary), Empathy is defined as - The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another -  Something that has always come naturally to me.

Up until recently, being empathetic felt more like an unhealthy disease rather than a gift. I’m pretty sure I could put one of my kids through college with as much money I’ve spent on Kleenex to dry my tears. I mean, I STILL cry when I watch the Fox and the Hound and I have seen that movie A LOT! I never understood why I was always so “sensitive”.

It wasn’t until I pulled my head out of my behind and decided to seek professional counseling that I started to appreciate who I really was. I may not have a bachelor’s degree in blogging (or whatever the politically correct term is), nor do I have a PhD in psychology, and you can probably guess I’m no Shakespeare. What I do have is the desire to help others.

Through sharing my counseling journey with you, I hope to help one person see that they are not alone. I hope to share a few laughs at my expense and help us become better and stronger than we were yesterday.

This blog is meant to speak to those of you who feel lost, alone, and unsure about life. I want you to feel loved, heard, and understood. Like Michael Jackson said, if you want to make the world a better place, you have to take a look at yourself and make a change.

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