Dr. Vin
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I was in a bad mood, so I went for a walk. For the first mile around the houses, my middle was shaky, like I wasn’t my whole self, and my...
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Short 2-4 minute reads often on current topics, providing tools for addressing communication issues that we all face. These skills come from my forty year career as a psychotherapist. I design original chalk art for each post.
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Dr. Vin
- Oct 17
- 2 min
Camino
My brother Rick exited his car on a pitch-black night in an unfamiliar rural area. He was searching for a hidden place to urinate. As he...
Dr. Vin
- Sep 23
- 2 min
Visit
I am writing my memoir with the help of a talented writing coach. The theme is my infertility journey, which was in the mid-1980’s. Today...
Dr. Vin
- Sep 13
- 4 min
Smoke
We stand in a line on the asphalt parking lot at three on a summer morning and watch the smoke pour out of the roof of our family grocery...
Dr. Vin
- Sep 4
- 3 min
Abortion
“What are the first three big things you would buy as an adult, once you were earning enough money?” My nephew’s eighth grade teacher...
Dr. Vin
- Aug 20
- 2 min
Owl
I walk down the path behind the church and come upon the bright yellow eyes of an owl in the eucalyptus tree. He is just twenty feet...
Dr. Vin
- Aug 10
- 3 min
Share The Gold
When do we choose ourselves and when do we choose the needs of others? I watched Simone Biles eyes wobble as she landed poorly on her...
Dr. Vin
- Aug 4
- 4 min
Phone
Speeding to the airport early one morning my husband said, “Check the GPS on your phone to see if this is the fastest route.” I unzip my...
Dr. Vin
- Jul 6
- 3 min
Hammock
I lie on the new hammock and look up at pepper tree branches lace their twigs through the soft blue sky on a warm morning. I breathe and...
Dr. Vin
- Jun 23
- 2 min
Fly
I hear a rustling of wings and turn to see a Coopers hawk awkwardly plunge into a low-lying orange flowered lantana bush. Given plenty of...
Dr. Vin
- Jun 19
- 2 min
Gift
When we read a story, we often paint it with our own emotional colors. If the narrative makes sense, we nod in agreement and move...
Dr. Vin
- Jun 8
- 2 min
Dove
While out walking, I linger at a fence, looking closely at a vine dripping with lovely purple flowers that have yellow centers. I am...
Dr. Vin
- Jun 1
- 3 min
Apricot Beauty*
Growing up in central California, in the farming community of Hollister, our quaint little town was surrounded by apricot orchards....
Dr. Vin
- May 25
- 2 min
Time
I have been a bear hibernating and lost in my own dreams for over a year. As the world opens up, I sleepily emerge from my brown cave and...
Dr. Vin
- May 6
- 2 min
Attack
After eating our soft-boiled eggs this morning, I asked, “Want to walk to Melissa’s house and deliver egg cartons?” My husband said,...
Dr. Vin
- Apr 12
- 3 min
River
“I notice in your writing about politics, that you don’t take sides. You don’t seem to judge others. How do you do that?” I was asked...
Dr. Vin
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Tent
I am double vaccinated and ready to peek out of the quarantine tent and greet the sunrise of a new day in America. Yesterday, I hugged my...
Dr. Vin
- Feb 28
- 3 min
Liberty
Outside my window I can hear the sound of a shovel breaking through the green grass and banging into the soil. Our grass was soggy, and...
Dr. Vin
- Feb 17
- 3 min
Schism
I tell my 4-year-old grandson, who is playing with toy characters from the movie, "Moana", that I have to leave our video call so I can...