Have you ever had a sense something was happening but couldn’t point to a rational explanation of how you knew what was up? Or maybe you had a reaction to someone or something based on very little information that later proved meaningful to you. Pause here and see what comes to mind before reading on!… If you were able to identify an experience like this, then think about what it was like to have the realization. Maybe an emotion followed, but the initial reaction wasn’t an e

By: Kerry Mecusker  In January, people often share a goal, word, or phrase that they are holding for the new year. I’ll share mine for 2026:  the felt sense . This phrase hasn’t yet trickled down into pop therapy culture yet but I hope it eventually does. It’s a beautiful, complicated concept that can help in a multitude of ways - making experiences richer, guiding the healing of trauma, increasing creativity, spiritual connection, self-understanding, and even protecting the