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May 19, 2026, 12:00 AM

I Know a Man...

I know a man and maybe you do too.   He's medium height, really tall, quiet and he won't shut up.  He's all about nature and hiking and he feels bored
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May 7, 2026, 2:34 PM

Thinking is Overrated!!

Picture credit:  Medium Magazine THINKING IS OVERRATED.  No, Really.  I know.  I have made a career out of making sense of things, mostly people.  As a child, I was always trying
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April 18, 2026, 12:00 AM

Women Need Women, Period.

The Priceless Gift of Your Own Group of Women Having a group of women to meet with regularly is a priceless gift. As a woman with 5 brothers, I know this truth.
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April 1, 2026, 12:00 AM

"You Had the Power All Along My Dear..."

Image:  Enchanted Living Magazine Are you a woman who is feeling ungrounded and directionless?  Anxious and indecisive and super hard on yourself?  My name is Diane Hoekstra, and my program, Your
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March 17, 2026, 12:00 AM

A Note to Those Who Wonder if What They Experienced as a Child Might be Called "Trauma"...

Most people experience some trauma in their lifetime.  Many would not call their experiences "trauma" or are even aware that they have had to survive unsafe and threatening circumstances or
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March 2, 2026, 5:50 PM

Holding On To Hope in These Times...

In these times, our basic assumptions about goodness and fairness, what it means to be human, even whether hope is possible or not--are getting unearthed, pulled apart and thrown into the fire.
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December 30, 2025, 12:00 AM

Our Brain's Bias...(aka "Don't look at the Bright Side!!)

Credit:  Getty Images, NBC. I remember sitting in a conference for mental health workers, where the featured speaker was Dr. Martin Seligman--the "father" of Positive Psychology, which stresses the mental health
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December 24, 2025, 12:00 AM

'Tis the Season...

It's that season when it is SO CLEAR that everyone else but me has themselves a holly, jolly, these are a few of my favorite things, rump-a-pum-pum, Merry Little Christmas
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December 19, 2025, 12:00 AM

Embracing Authenticity: A Psychologist's Journey into Spirituality

Welcome!  My name is Diane Hoekstra and I am a seasoned clinical psychologist and therapist.  AND NOW I invite clients to explore their own Spirituality (if they are curious).  I
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November 24, 2025, 12:00 AM

What are you here for?

I know.  It's kind of a big question.  Lately, I have been imagining myself walking on the streets of Everytown, USA with my microphone--Asking---"What are you here for?  What is

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Diane M. Hoekstra, phd

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
I help individuals discover their True North by offering personalized, spiritually-informed therapy that fosters healing, self-awareness, and access to one's internal wisdom.
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