Complain, Complain – When You Talk To Your Friends, Remember THIS!

January 31, 2025

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

One of my favorite things to read to the kids when they were little was the Shel Silverstein poem, Complainin’ Jack. Have you guys heard this one? Well, if [...]

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Being A Good Friend – Checking My Motivation

January 24, 2025

Listen, we know that all humans have agendas. I do, others do—that’s part of evolution. I’m trying to get my needs met. I accomplish things, create things, and protect [...]

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Planning Ahead – A Self-Care Hack for After Holiday Mondays

January 17, 2025

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

Team, guess what we have coming up next week? A Take It Easy Tuesday! And I want to be sure that I plan for it now. If you’re new [...]

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Trouble Getting Your Ducks in a Row? 6 Steps to Gentle Motivation

January 10, 2025

Holy good God—does this feel like a good week to talk about slow starts? Some of us had all our ducks in a row on Monday and came out [...]

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Keely McCarthy – Building Support for Life

January 3, 2025

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

Today I’m sharing a Summer Submission sent in by my cousin Keely Grace McCarthy. Keely shares a technique she learned in graduate school called “scaffolding.” She writes… Scaffolding in [...]

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Vacation Gone Wild – What Are We Doing to Ourselves?

December 27, 2024

This summer, a friend and I were talking about our habits during vacation. She and I were specifically bringing up the phenomenon of how, whenever we’re traveling or on [...]

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To DO or DON’T – What’s the Most Loving Choice Today?

December 20, 2024

Now, most TeamConfessioners know that much of what I do each week supports my well-being. I have the life stuff I have to do, but I also make sure [...]

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Julie Fitzpatrick – An Exit Ramp Appears

December 13, 2024

Hello there TeamConfessioners, I am Mags’ friend Julie. For years, I’ve gotten a kick out of Mags’ podcast because I so often relate to her stories and I get [...]

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All I Want for Christmas VII – Separate Beds

December 6, 2024

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At some point in history, like when heat hadn’t been invented, I’m sure it was simple good sense to load up the family bed with as many warm bodies [...]

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What Do My Actions Say? Practicing What I Preach

November 29, 2024

Today, I’m coming at you with a short Confession. It’s about a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote that comes up often in our family: “What you do speaks so loudly [...]

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