Adapted from Michael’s presentation at the DCMC Evening Communal Meditation – 8/21/25 Whether in casual conversations with acquaintances or in talks with patients I see in my work as a psychotherapist, I have frequently heard the statement – “I’m not […]

The longer days of summer can often mean fuller, longer, schedules. It’s easy to get swept into the heat and momentum of summer without a grounding moment. Morning is one of the few times in the day that truly belongs […]

As early humans, it was very important to know whether that tan thing behind that bush was a rock or a lion.  Neuropsychologist and mindfulness teacher Rick Hanson writes in his book “Resilient”, that “the brain is like Velcro for negative […]

As a registered dietitian and mindfulness meditation teacher trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), I’ve spent over two decades helping people build intentional, compassionate relationships with food and helped countless of them find freedom from rigid diet rules, reconnect with […]

Grounding Psychotherapy in Self-Compassion is the title of a book just published by Guilford Press in March of 2025. It is an edited work with chapters on key aspects of how compassion can facilitate the practice of psychotherapy and increase […]

Dear friends, As the year draws to a close, we are grateful for what we have done together and we take some time to reflect on our mission and commitment. DCMC was created by a group of like-minded teachers who […]

Greetings Fellow Travelers and Happy November! November may very well be my favorite month of the year, and not just because I was born in November. Living in Texas for most of my life, the weather is usually feeling like […]

Understanding Compassion in a Polarized World It’s presidential election season here in the United States, and it’s difficult to escape the finger-pointing, angry ads and social media posts about the candidates. It’s no secret that the country has become so […]

Narcissism is a hot topic these days. The term has nearly become a household word and it seems many people have discovered narcissistic people in their work, in their friends and in their homes. A search for narcissism on any […]

It happens always more or less in the same way: someone says something or does something – it can be a word, it can be an image, or a driver on the highway, or a hurtful comment, a memory from […]