Sometimes You Need Braces: Adjusting to Change

  I recently got dental braces. (Read more about making that choice as an adult here). One surprising benefit is that braces offer all sorts of metaphors about making changes in your life. As a counselor, the more metaphors the better. So here goes. You start your journey with braces with a problem and a desire. Your teeth aren’t straight and you want them to be. But to get there, you will have to submit to a long, slow process. You have to put up with small discomforts and inconvenience.… Continue reading Sometimes You Need Braces: Adjusting to Change