Category Archives: Personal

What Do I Get Out Of Therapy?

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Luke Ford

Sitting down with the same person every week and sharing what’s on my mind without any fear of judgment or repercussions helps me to find clarity. I bounce my ideas and feelings off the world all the time on my … Continue reading →

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When Did I Find My Power?

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Luke Ford

Assignment: Write about a time in your early life when you felt powerful. In seventh grade (1978) at Pacific Union College Elementary School, my teacher tried to integrate me. She gave me a big part in an audition for the … Continue reading →

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I’ve Kept Almost No Friends From Childhood

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Luke Ford

I had this idea that the friends you make in childhood are friends for life. Boy, was I wrong. When I came down with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome at age 22, most of my friends dismissed me when I could no … Continue reading →

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When Did I Hit Bottom?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Luke Ford

Over the past year, I’ve been going to 12-step meetings for love addiction, sex addiction, co-dependency and the like. I’m trying to figure out when I hit bottom. Perhaps it was the evening 13 years ago that I went searching … Continue reading →

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$100 Students Are Easier To Work With Than $25 Students

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Luke Ford

About six months ago, I was giving a friend $25 Alexander Technique lessons. He bargained me down to giving him half lessons for $12.50. And this guy was my most difficult student. He didn’t want to do many of the … Continue reading →

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