Five ways to check in with yourself

I don’t know exactly when it happened; I have no recollection of the exact moment in time when working with the transgender population became a focus of my therapy practice. Like all things in life, it was a confluence of events and knowledge, a synergistic melding of intention, experience, and information.

Time doesn’t have to be running out—it’s about how we choose to age. Every day is a new day.

Colette Lopane-Capella of New Day Vitality Psychotherapy in both Westchester and the Bronx, New York is a therapists’ therapist.

Some time ago, I was overwhelmed by how stressed I was feeling, how many deadlines loomed, and how much I needed to ground myself and meditate.

Part of becoming more aware of my surroundings is realizing that I was eating unconsciously and barely tasting my food. After a loss in my life I became aware of honoring myself by creating attractive and healthy food.

It really didn’t take a sign from above for me to recognize that we are living in a time of great change, but it is validating to get confirmation.