

Freely Pursuing Change in the New Year
Ready to change? This is what I will offer you, consistently and with tenacity, to facilitate change as you so choose. I hold the stance...
Rachel Gardner, LPC
Jan 6
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The Elusive Idea of “Being a Self.”
I think being a self has to do with radically owning your own footprint in the world. It’s being responsible for your own words and actions.
Rachel Gardner, LPC
May 10, 2024
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Organic Families
Photo shared from Flikr We live in Austin. At least in the greater Austin area. It seems like the word “organic” is everywhere these...
Rachel Gardner, LPC
Apr 26, 2020
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Standing on Your Own Two Feet, Side by Side
I think it’s fair to say there’s some free-floating anxiety running through the veins of society right now. Though it seems to somewhat...
Rachel Gardner, LPC
Apr 26, 2020
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Self as an Original Image of God
I think the process of working towards a solid self is really a mystery. (See last’s months post for the first part of this...
Rachel Gardner, LPC
Apr 26, 2020
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Relationships in the New Year: A Tapestry of Tangles and Grace (Part 1)
One month into the new year, with memories from the holidays still fresh (and another relationship-related holiday coming up), the topic...
Rachel Gardner, LPC
Apr 26, 2020
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Relationships in the New Year: A Tapestry of Tangles and Grace (Part 2)
Last month I introduced the metaphor of viewing family systems as a tapestry, full of tangles and needing grace. Now I would like to...
Rachel Gardner, LPC
Apr 26, 2020
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