by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Jul 18, 2025 | Anxiety, Mindfulness, Relationships, Resilience, The Tools to Build Good Lives
Note: This piece was originally called “Guilt is an Alarm Clock”. I’ve changed the title and added it to The Good Life Tool Box. Do I feel weird putting Guilt in the tool box with things like Compassion, Resilience, and Grace? Absolutely! But then I...
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Jun 30, 2025 | Creativity, Mindfulness, Relationships, Resilience, Self-care, The Tools to Build Good Lives, Values
Negative reviews by anonymous people are tough, scary even, and I’ll admit that if someone is trying to hurt me: it hurts at first. This post is about the steps I take to empathize with and to learn from negative reviews, so I can be a better therapist to the many who find the process fruitful.
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Jun 12, 2025 | Creativity
Hey Artists and Makers, Do you like to draw or paint? Do you have an image in your head of “The Bird Feeder of Grace”? Or “The Back Pocket of Knowledge”? How about “The Cradle of Compassion”? If so – or if you think others you...
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Jun 11, 2025 | The Tools to Build Good Lives
I’ve been writing this essay all morning now, and I think I’ve only just figured out where I want to begin. You see, I’ve been struggling with the coldness of the “Pool Cue” metaphor. When it comes up in session, I can say it with a...
by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Jun 6, 2025 | Mindfulness, Values
The Challenge: To gather more writings that speak to Acceptance, Courage, and Discernment. I’ve been working on an essay called The Subtle Art Of Caring A Lot. I envision it as a not at all tongue -in-cheek (1) post about the difference between caring and...
