Jennifer J. Lehr, LMFT Blog

~ Stories and reflections bridging therapy, spirituality, and the wild feminine~

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What is Compassion?

Sometimes we confuse compassion with rescuing someone else. Compassion is not rescuing. It is feeling the other person’s pain. Compassion does not mean that you agree with how they see reality. But it is understanding and caring about…

Aurora depicting mystery and self-mastery

Inside and Out

All Posts, Empowerment, Marriage & Relationship Help, Self Reflection, The Therapeutic Process Jennifer Lehr's Blog

Some of the big shifts in my life occurred when I started to look at the difference between inside and out. Examining this difference allows you to discriminate between what you think you want (ego perspective) and what your life wants of…

Family

All Posts, Marriage & Relationship Help, Self Reflection Jennifer Lehr's Blog

Relationships are alive This past Saturday Mike and I were married. Our wedding was beautiful and felt blessed. We were surrounded by love and support. We shared our inner feelings about each other in a visible ceremony of commitment. …

Accepting Life’s Challenges

All Posts, Empowerment, insight and awareness, self growth, Self Reflection, self-actualization Jennifer Lehr's Blog

As I work at accepting life's challenges, I find myself in a chapter of my life where I am sifting, sorting, and reorganizing who I am. Sometimes I see the more expansive parts of myself – the parts that can hold a goal over a long period…

The Practice of Gratitude is a Choice

All Posts, Empowerment, Self Reflection Jennifer Lehr's Blog

Post updated June 6th, 2020 What is the definition of gratitude? Gratitude is the emotion of being thankful. If we are thankful, we appreciate and are in connection with the thing we are grateful for. This can be something outside ourselves,…

Creating Our New World

All Posts, Empowerment, Self Reflection Jennifer Lehr's Blog

We are stepping forward into a new year. I know for me, right now I am acutely aware of all of my ‘flaws’ - all of the parts of me that I wish were more evolved, more capable of being completely unafraid, less neurotic, more generous, and…