Have you ever gone back in time? Last month I had the experience of doing just that. First, I took a very special trip with my aunt, retracing a vacation we took together 10 years ago, just after my mother passed away. Then, I visited my old hometown and actually had the opportunity to walk through the house I grew up in (I also talked about this house in the April newsletter).
I've been hearing from more and more people who are taking these "nostalgia tours" as their vacation. What a wonderful way to revisit old memories and find closure. I found it a very heartwarming and healing experience.
In many ways, therapy can be like a trip through time, as you go back and revisit the times when beliefs, habits and personality traits were formed. Like any trip, a navigation system really comes in handy, and today's feature article talks about the White Picket Fence Counseling Center version of a GPS—the self-care treatment plan.