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Did Anyone Ask You? Three Issues With Giving Unsolicited Advice

February 25, 2022

Do you ever invest time and energy into making someone else’s life more comfortable despite never being asked to help? I often find myself convinced I know what’s best [...]

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Rejection – What I Can Learn from Assertive People

February 11, 2022

Years ago, when I was taking photographs for one of the kids’ sports teams, I was struck by one of the athlete’s assertiveness. While I was clicking away, a [...]

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Another Trip to the ER – The Vulnerability of Asking for Help

January 28, 2022

At the gym last week, when I heard the pop-pop-pop (think of the sound that a bendy-straw makes), I thought to myself, That can’t be good. How not-good wasn’t [...]

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Change War – Maintaining Serenity When the Plans Keep Changing

January 14, 2022

With all of the schedule changes caused by COVID these days, I honestly don’t know how I’d be managing if it weren’t for someone I met years ago. The [...]

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Correcting People When They Talk – You Knew What I Meant!

December 10, 2021

We had someone over the house recently who was correcting one of my children. Correcting them in a way that we just don’t correct people around here. If someone [...]

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Happier Thanksgiving – The Manipulation of Inauthentic Questions

November 19, 2021

At this time of year, I like to remind myself that asking inauthentic questions of my family members is a form of manipulation. When I ask questions about why [...]

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You’re Only as Happy as Your Least Happy Child? Not on My Watch

October 22, 2021

“You’re only as happy as your least happy child,” has always been one of my least favorite quotes. I’m not sure if it’s because of the lack of control [...]

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The Good and the Bad – Which Witch I Want to Be

October 15, 2021

For years, I was never quite sure if I learned more from the Good Witches or the Bad Witches in my life. There are those people who’ve pushed me [...]

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I Want Life to Be Simpler – But How?

October 8, 2021

Family & Friends: Making Healthy Connections

A few weeks ago, my cousin told me to listen to the book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. My cousin knows I don’t schedule reading [...]

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Natural Born Dream Crusher – How to Stop Myself From Destroying their Dreams

July 9, 2021

If it weren’t for my husband and some other wise folks, I’d be a bonafide, full-fledged dream crusher. When my kids come to me with their latest and greatest [...]

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Easter’s Here – Let’s Talk About Resurrecting This…

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Putting Too Much Weight on Weight – Breaking Free from Decades of Shame

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When Something’s Not Working – Maybe It’s Time to Fix the System, Not Me

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Ambition Revised – It’s Not Just a Work Thing

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Who’s Really Teaching the Lessons Around Here? Learning How Not to Get Zapped!

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