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My Great Aunt Mary will always be one of my favorite people who ever lived. She would make random visits to Arkansas and when she did, she would call and ask if she could come see me. The visits weren't very long but in such a short time I felt so much love from this sweet lady. She always made sure I knew how much she loved me. In the best way I knew how, I would try to convey how much she meant to me and figured she knew because at the end of our conversation, she would say

This is absolutely true. When humans feel helpless, they will grab at anything physical to relieve or "escape" pain. Fight/Flight/Freeze....these moments of helplessness can quickly lead to overusing drugs, alcohol, food, tobacco, sex, work, books and even Facebook.... Unfortunately some "coping skills" or "survival mechanisms" cause more damage to the body or the "family," and definitely have more consequences or judgement attached to them. We should never judge another

An amazing story of hope and healing was shared by a teenager and her family on KNWA, an affiliate of NBC news last week. Hilary Mayes of Harrison, Arkansas shared her personal mental health journey of pain and overwhelming sadness that almost caused her to end her life. After one Seed Digging session, 3 years later, Hilary no longer carries the diagnosis of Schizoaffective Disorder. She doesn't hallucinate nor self-mutilate, and is thriving and enjoying life! Her story is a

Seeddigging.com has been undergoing a makeover and is now updated and ready to use! Additional images and features will continue to be added, but the basics are all there...including new activity kits to go along with "Charlie and the Yucky, Stinky, No-Good Fruit" book! These activity kits come with all the supplies needed to conduct 3 small activities that provide concrete examples of the concept of "seed digging". Children read the book and identify "good" and "sad" seeds t

"Unconditional Love"... I cannot tell you how many children and adults I have worked with who literally overcame their symptoms because they discovered a force of "Love" that helped them see through a "new set of eyes." Sometimes that force of "Love" comes in a kind, still, small voice... Sometimes "Love" comes in the form of a human who walked beside them in the hardest moments of life... Sometimes "Love" is the blanket that surrounds them at night and makes them feel safe a

I received a text message a few weeks ago (June 2016) from a client's wife celebrating that her husband was now "one-year seizure free." After years of battling crippling seizures, debilitating day and night terrors, and multiple other physical and emotional symptoms, in only "one counseling session," this young father and loving husband discovered the deep emotional splinter or "seed" that was robbing him of life. The seizures that started during his 7th-grade year came on w

PARENTING TIP Too many times, when children "mess up" or get into trouble, they quickly decide "I'm not good enough." The brain generalizes that belief of the imperfect behavior to the child himself. This belief or "sad seed" is watered each time a new mistake is made and often carries into adulthood. A child's actions will eventually begin to line up with that belief "I'm not good enough" and can cause extreme emotional and behavioral issues at school and at home. When one b

I had the privilege to "Seed Dig" with a sweet teenage girl last year who had a severe case of anorexia. She had been starving herself for long periods of time and was unable to stop the control that the eating disorder had on her life. She had been placed 3 times at Arkansas Children's Hospital because of the devastating physical effects the anorexia had on her body. On the first occasion, doctors fought for her life as they stated she was the "worst case" they had ever seen

Hello friends! I'm excited to post this exciting testimonial letter from a mother who felt helplessness and despair as she witnessed the excruciating emotional pain of her teenage daughter who no longer wanted to live. Her daughter had self-mutilated for years, had hallucinations and delusions since early childhood, and had tried to commit suicide on multiple occasions. After going through 2 seed digging sessions, she has not encountered any more hallucinations, delusions, no

Humans will become codependent with anything or anyone that helps bring relief to those starving, innate, emotional needs that exist within every person. Those innate needs can only be completely satisfied through that consistent and loving energy source that has always been there and will always be. Just as a flower or a tree will grow around a shadow to find the sun (its innate energy source) so will every human being. A human constantly looks for that unchanging, energy so