Reflections by Amber Carroll, CPC
by Amber Carroll, CPC “I love you and so do others.” This quote is something I like to think of God saying to me when I am low. There were …
Nietzsche’s Playbook
This is a picture of an Andrew Wyeth. I stared at it, at this particular angle, for a long time; examining it with head tilted, then through the camera lens, …
Sound the Barbaric YAWP
I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world. –Walt Whitman As an English and Psychology major, one of my favorite Robin Williams’ movies is Dead Poets Society. I remember watching …
Write What You Know
–Write what you know— It’s probably the most common advice handed down to the novice writer, often with the cold austerity of a principal handing off a diploma. It’s …
11:59 PM
I burned my pizza to the stubborn consistency of a hockey puck the other night. I was so absorbed in an essay on writing (or, rather, absorbed in emerging self-exploration …
The Many Layers of Grief
I’ve walked alongside many clients through the loss of loved ones. I’ve sat with them as they wept, questioned, doubted, feared, and accepted. I’ve walked alongside many more as they …