Dr. Vin
Rebirth
I cracked an egg into a small pan that was sizzling with yellow butter. I lower the flame and watch the clear liquid turn white around...
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AUTHOR | PSYCHOTHERAPIST | MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER | ARTIST
My Blog
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
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Ribbon
My five-year-old grandson looked at my shirt over facetime and asked, “Why are you wearing a blue and yellow ribbon, Nana?” “We brought...
Dr. Vin
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Grasshopper
I move my hands across the dark green tips of the thyme plants that are clustered together in the herb bed, until their sweet scent...
Dr. Vin
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Puzzle
I sit down at the table to work on the 500-piece puzzle of a winter cardinal, that is almost finished. All the pieces are done, save the...
Dr. Vin
- Jan 8
- 1 min
Grove
A new year feels like the first day of school I’m ready to fill my calendar And start fresh. I am a water-color painter, a memoir-writer,...
Dr. Vin
- Dec 25, 2021
- 2 min
Ring
I lay on the couch petting the soft red fur of my little terrier, when I notice that the ring I always wear on my right hand is gone. I...
Dr. Vin
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
Rain
I wake to the sound of howling wind and rain shaking the trees, forcing them to try and hold their ground. I go to the bedroom window to...
Dr. Vin
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
Test
“Number four: gently insert the entire tip of the swab inside your nose and rub the wall of your nostril five times.” We had spread out...
Dr. Vin
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
Geese
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...
Dr. Vin
- Oct 17, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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...