Dear Friends:
My name is Shari Edgell and this is my blog about helping you change your relationship with stress. Most people think that their circumstances have to change in order to have some relief from stress. This blog is about exploring ways to change how you handle stress from the inside-out.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and have been in private practice for over 18 years. The principles I will be laying out came from researching new ideas and developing materials to help my client population. Back in 2016, what started as a simple study on the word “worry” blossomed into an in-depth and eye opening journey of discovering the roots and recovery from an unhealthy, prevalent pattern in my own life and others’ lives.
The blog posts are set up in a systematic way and to get the most out of developing this way of thinking in your own thought processes, you will want to go in the order the blog posts are numbered. I also set up a “Tips” link for guidance on how to copy and paste the worksheets for your processing and use. As the materials develop, I suggest you take a week on the materials in each blog post to consider your own patterns both as a way to determine what the current patterns are and then to transform your thoughts to new, liberating ways of thinking!
A few years ago, I planted a peony bush and I have been waiting every summer for it to bloom. I was so excited when a month or so ago, I saw a tight round bud appear on the top branch of the bush. I couldn’t remember what color I had picked and if I hadn’t remained patient in the unfolding of the flower, I might have started digging into the bud. I would have seen what color it was but would have ruined the flower and the joy it brought me when it finally unfolded in a beautiful bright pink. The same with your journey through this blog. The first few blogs may just be review for you as you have journeyed toward freedom. But as the materials start to unfold ideas you are not very familiar with, please take the time to process and let the information unfold with your awareness to bless you with insight, freedom, and peace. Please join me in this journey of discovery and freedom as we all go through these uncertain times!
Blessings to you in your journey toward freedom,
Shari