receive our weekly newsletter
Follow Us on Pinterest
.
.

Sarah Swenson (SeaWriter) Is a Vibrant Nation Blog Circle User subscribe to this blog

Sarah Swenson (SeaWriter)

My Blog Circle:

I am a psychotherapist in private practice in Seattle. My special areas of expertise lie with counseling those whose high intelligence, great talent, entrepreneurial or other success sets them apart. I am particularly interested in women's transitional phases, especially the personal transformation that often accompanies the time of the empty nest. My website is swensoncounseling.com. My professional blog -- Counseling in Challenging Times -- can be found at swensoncounseling.blogspot.com

I live in Seattle and am the mother of two daughters, both college graduates (one in law school, the other in the film industry). My background includes serving as a gallery educator (docent) at the Seattle Art Museum for eleven years. I am a member of MENSA.

On my computer is a children's fairy fantasy called The Wish Rocks by the River of Time in final edits. All the characters' names and personalities in this book derive from plants and minerals.

Jewelry design is my passion and favorite hobby. I also enjoy nature photography.

Profile Badges Heading
  • Is a Vibrant Nation Blog Circle User
  • Most Liked
  • Hot Conversation
  • 200 posts

my VN interview

How did you get to where you are now?
I was born with certain gifts. I work hard to turn my gifts into talents and skills.
How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

You're kidding! I blinked and ten years went by?

a postcard to my younger self

Good things really do come to those who wait! But don't just stand there--do something! God helps those who help themselves, after all.

my role models

Indira Gandhi; Eleanor Roosevelt; Agatha Christie; Golda Meir; Sarah, Mother of Isaac; Mother Theresa

my posts

If Oprah Can Make a Mistake…

Posted in books & entertainment, Counseling in Challenging Times, other topics, work & money on April 10, 2012
Oprah has given me permission -- given all of us permission -- to admit our failures, to admit we didn't know as much then as we do now, and to move on without having it reflect on us as human beings.read more »

The Real Reason Why Adele’s “Someone Like You” Makes Us Cry

Posted in books & entertainment, family & relationships, health & fitness, Our Blog Circle on March 17, 2012
You're going to cry because the pathos in this song gets to you every single time: we are witnessing, and participating in vicariously, the plaintive wail of unveiled emotional pain trying to overcome itself.read more »

Is Patience Out of Style?

Posted in health & fitness, Our Blog Circle, spirituality on February 28, 2012
We have less need to practice patience in our lives today, so when we are called upon to do so we are petulant, rusty. Our skills in this area are diminished by the rapid-fire access we have to almost everything we could ever want. read more »

Do You Only See What You Expect To See?

Posted in Counseling in Challenging Times, family & relationships, spirituality on February 10, 2012
We all do it. We all cause ourselves problems and sometimes even real misery when we don't keep an open mind about the intentions of another person.read more »

Decision Fatigue: You’re Not Imagining Things

Posted in Counseling in Challenging Times, health & fitness, Our Blog Circle, spirituality, work & money on December 08, 2011
Have you ever noticed that at the end of a day of repeatedly making decisions, you feel barely able to choose which sofa to crash on?read more »

my comments

Response to: If Oprah Can Make a Mistake...

Comment posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:03 pm:
"Patti, I am so happy that my story touched and inspired you. It is Oprah's energy running through me to you. Let's keep it rolling! Best wishes to you with your writing. Thank you for posting your reply to mine. -Sarah..." (read comment)

Response to: Demi Could Learn From Us

Comment posted on February 10, 2012 at 2:20 pm:
"I think if we all keep ourselves busy enough in the authentic service of others, while being sure to fill our own cups, we'll all age gracefully because we won't have time to be obsessive about it. Poor Demi and her Hollywood pals often seem to have ..." (read comment)

Response to: pathological liar and thief as my daughter

Comment posted on November 22, 2011 at 1:40 pm:
"Dear Patricia, I can feel the pain beneath your words. I am so sorry that you are suffering because of your daughter's inability to think of anyone but herself. I can't speak from a distance about the nature of the problem, but I can suggest that ..." (read comment)

Response to: Spousal abuse

Comment posted on November 22, 2011 at 1:25 pm:
"You say your friend is a devout Christian. My question for her would be: Would Christ encourage you to sacrifice yourself in this way?  Christians don't believe that Christ will solve their problems for them. But they do believe that Christ will ..." (read comment)

Response to: Mental Illness

Comment posted on November 22, 2011 at 1:18 pm:
"Mental illness can have devastating effects on the individual, but also on the family members, and the family unit as a whole. It is my hope that those who have loved ones struggling with mental illness will also get counseling themselves. I say this..." (read comment)