I sobbed like a baby tonight. I cried gut wrenching sobs that I stifled in my pillow so no one would hear me. Pent up frustration, exhaustion, shame, pain, sadness, and grief came pouring out of me all at once, as it does every so often when it just gets to be too much for…
Month: September 2018
Just Show Up – Kaela
I am an admitted personality-type junkie. Guilty as charged. This summer Jason took the psuedo-Myers Briggs assessment and as a result for a month we geeked out on personality types, sharing Pinterest posts and reading type descriptions. We made all the rest of the #dirttherapycrew take the assessment. I had a great deal of joy…
Equanimity: Mental Calmness and Composure – Emily
I’m going to apologize in advance for my poetic nature when I write. I’m not very good at articulating what I’m trying to say and will admit it’s much easier to describe things when I’m comparing them to something else. That being said, I’m here to talk to you about one of my favorite places….
Golf. Day 3. – Misty
Yes, you read that right. I skipped day 2 and went straight to number 3. Day 2 consisted of the golf tournament (the only day I actually played) and I had my hands full trying to swing that club, rather than record media. So no, I have no pictures from that day. Just know that…
Golf. Day 1. – Misty
Ahh, golf. My least favorite of Dirt Therapies. Jake loves it. I tolerate it. No sport can make me angrier, more frustrated, or expel the dirtiest of words from my vocabulary than the game of golf. I can say that I do love getting out there in a park-like setting, watching my husband do what…
Don’t Think It Doesn’t Matter – Kaela
As I drove over the bridge this morning that crosses the freeway I saw that we were in for some significant rain. It seemed apropos, even though I hadn’t expected it. I was on my way to join my first Out of the Darkness Community Walk, a fundraising event hosted by the American Foundation for…
Something to Give – Misty
Obviously, I’ve had a little time now to really submerge myself into this whole Dirt Therapy world, spend countless hours purposefully and intentionally paying close attention to my personal outdoor experiences, and get a feel for the psychological and physical benefits. And let me tell you – there’s something to it. Don’t get me wrong…
Self-Care: Is It Just A Buzzword? – Kaela
As I am writing this, a chunk of our Dirt Therapy crew is out at Smith Rock in Eastern Oregon and I am not. I am sitting on my couch. I think it might have even been my suggestion to put Smith Rock on the options list for this weekend. However, I’ve been thinking a…
Dirty Girls pt. 3 – Morgan
I dropped the “west coast” part in the title because at this point we aren’t really on the west coast anymore. Also cause I didn’t really wanna type it out again. Day four: Crater Lake We woke up bright and early to the sun on our faces, and adventure in our hearts. We packed up…
Dirty Girls: The Hottest Mess On The West Coast pt. 2 – Morgan
Day two: Avenue of Giants. So Mahala and I are in the car after the Trees of Mystery and we’re having a little internal struggle. We want to go see the Avenue of Giants but its gonna be three hours round trip of driving, and we only have about five hours of daylight. But what…
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