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<\/a><\/p>\nI started my Portland counseling practice in 1999, in the early days of the internet when \u201cblog\u201d wasn\u2019t in the dictionary. Twenty-one years later, \u201cblog\u201d is a well-worn word.\u00a0 \u00a0 With so many blogs out there, I’m hoping you\u2019ll find mine relevant and useful enough to return for frequent reading or even subscribe to the RSS feed.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m planning to blog about things I\u2019m interested in, related to counseling\/therapy and in living well. Topics like what makes life full and rich; what creates well-being and \u201cthe good life.\u201d I\u2019m interested in relationships and the skills and attitudes that are helpful toward enjoying satisfying relationships. And I\u2019m interested in the growth and maturing that facilities all of the above. I\u2019m interested in the science that informs our growth and in practical skills that most people can put to use toward living well.<\/p>\n
I also like to laugh and play so expect to find my sense of humor in my writing. I want my posts to go beyond contemplation and inward searching. I appreciate awe and the beauty of our world so you can expect to find photography with most posts.<\/p>\n
I know that to hold your attention my blog will have to be useful to you. I have a list of topics in mind like dealing with stress, brain health, effective living, awe, having more fun, and relationships to name a few.\u00a0 I also expect to write in response to what’s happening in the world.\u00a0 And I\u2019d love to hear from you about other topics that you want to hear about.<\/p>\n
Which reminds me – I want to engage with you in my blog. I\u2019m not looking for just a one-way broadcast of information \u2013 I\u2019m hoping for the give-and-take of comments, additional info, feedback and even disagreements on my blog pages. So if you have something to add to my posts, please comment. You can also find me in email if you like \u2013 see the menu bar at the top of this page.<\/p>\n
You can read more about my Portland therapy practice on my website at\u00a0www.stephenshostek.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Be Well!<\/p>\n By Stephen Shostek, Portland Therapist Welcome to my blog. I\u2019m Stephen Shostek, a Portland therapist, blogging on matters related to living well. I started my Portland counseling practice in 1999, in the early days of the internet when \u201cblog\u201d wasn\u2019t in the dictionary. Twenty-one years later, \u201cblog\u201d is a well-worn word.\u00a0 \u00a0 With so many blogs out there, I’m hoping […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenshostek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenshostek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenshostek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenshostek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenshostek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/stephenshostek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":357,"href":"https:\/\/stephenshostek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenshostek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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