Beth’s Substack

The Murder of Charlie Kirk and its Aftermath: Processing My Anger

As a Buddhist psychotherapist, I have found that anger, when fully processed, subsides and transforms into fear or sadness or results in insight leading…

Sep 16 • 

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August 2025

March 2025

REFLECTIONS ON A REFLECTION

A boat reflecting in the water.

Mar 14 • 

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February 2025

FROM SHOCK TO ACCEPTING MY PRESENT REALITY WITH EQUANIMITY

Equanimity: The "Secret Sauce" of Mindfulness

Feb 27 • 

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Acknowledging Grief Spikes

I have been particularly out of sorts recently.

Feb 13 • 

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December 2024

Envisioning My Next Shoulder Surgery…As a Good Thing!

A plate and twelve screws have held my fragile bones and tendons in place so they could heal. It feels like there’s a metal alien inside me. As I…

Dec 25, 2024 • 

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November 2024

11/1- The first of November: A Change of the Seasons of Life

Every November, I feel the change of seasons - from the vibrancy of Summer with its sun and flowers, to Autumn, with leaves taking one last glorious…

Nov 3, 2024 • 

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September 2024

July 2024

Chapter 10: A Sense of Humor and a Sense of Perspective

I Am Not My Arm

Jul 30, 2024 • 

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Chapter 9: The Present is the Gift

When I started this journey through calamity, I vowed to be in the present, moment by moment, as part of my recovery.

Jul 22, 2024 • 

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Chapter 8 - Taking the Should out of Shoulder:

Befriending My Inner Critic

Jul 12, 2024 • 

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