Karen Hoving, Ph.D., Therapist

09/12/2025

Food for thought from your Buddhist Shrink. Please read entire post ( thanks to Lou De Santis for originally posting this).

Most people don’t realize this: your emotions are not the problem—it’s the way you handle them that determines your peace or suffering. When you avoid, suppress, or react impulsively, emotions take control of you. But when you learn to process them mindfully, they become your teachers.

Here’s a simple but life-changing practice:

1️⃣ Pause – Stop running. Take a moment to simply acknowledge, “I am feeling something right now.” Awareness is the first step to healing.

2️⃣ Name It – Identify the emotion. Is it anger? Sadness? Fear? Joy? Naming your feeling takes away half its power. It shifts you from being overwhelmed to being observant.

3️⃣ Feel It – Don’t judge or suppress it. Sit with the emotion. Let it exist without resistance. Remember, what you resist, persists. What you accept, transforms.

4️⃣ Ask Why – Gently explore: “What triggered this? Why does it matter to me?” This step turns pain into insight and helps you understand yourself better.

5️⃣ Release – Breathe deeply. Write it down. Speak it out. Cry if you must. Releasing is not weakness—it’s cleansing. It’s giving your soul permission to breathe again.

6️⃣ Shift – Once released, redirect your energy toward something constructive or calming—walk in nature, meditate, paint, read, or help someone. This step turns wounds into wisdom.

✨ Remember: Emotions are not enemies. They are signals. They are waves passing through you. You are the sky, vast and unshaken. Don’t drown in the storm—learn to let the storm pass.

💭 Master your emotions, and you master your peace.

12/18/2024

10/18/2024

For those of you who are on IV medications (Chemotherapy, IVIG, hydration in between infusions) be advised there is a
SALINE SHORTAGE due to Hurricane Helene directly hitting a saline plant in NC.

PLEASE contact your Infusion Clinic or the Prescribing Physician (Immunologist, Oncologist, GP etc) to ask about changes in your prescription.
Remember, when we are on IV medications, sometimes when the saline is reduced your side effects MAY change/increase. Talk with your medical provider so you can plan accordingly.

I use saline in small syringes to prep the tubes of scIG. Last time they provided me with smaller saline syringes but I don't know if they are prepared to do that.

I also use 1000mg a month w/ rituxan. I'm hearing they will need to reduce the amount of saline which will mean I have to adjust my schedule after infusion due to side effects.

PLEASE REPOST you may not know who on your feed is receiving IV fluids!

A shortage of intravenous (IV) saline fluids due to Hurricane Helene is forcing hospitals to defer non-urgent surgeries, and could hurt companies that make medical devices for elective procedures if the supply crunch persists, analysts said.

06/12/2024

TRIGGER WARNING FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
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Washington Post reports that over the past 2 decades, HUNDREDS of law enforcement officers have sexually abused children. Police and sheriff's departments have enable these predators by messing up background checks and mishandling investigations. Prosecutors and Judges colluded to help decrease charges and assist predators to evade prosecution or jail time.

Hundreds of police officers in the United States have sexually abused children, a Post investigation found. In many cases, the officers have avoided prison time.