Yesterday evening, outside the office window, the Empire State Building was lit up in red, white and blue, and today the streets are filled with people taking action to ensure a different tomorrow. From ten stories up the chants are audible, forcing one to stop and take notice. Pausing to feel, to engage, to listen, and to offer support or be supported, are some of the most meaningful activities we can be partaking in, whether in or outside of therapy. #presidentialelections

This rainy Wednesday in New York is a somber day for many, as well as an important day of reflection, in which we can pause and take stock of the various feelings we are experiencing and notice how they are affecting us. Accepting emotions that surface without rejecting them or trying to push them away is not an easy thing to do. The act of sitting with difficult feelings without judgment is an important step in processing, yet is something that even advanced meditators stru