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People Pleasing, Step Aside – This is a Woman who Stands in her Truth

May 21, 2021

It’s nice to get approval from the people I love, but I have to remind myself from time to time that it’s not necessary. Everyone loves a people pleaser, [...]

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Cry City – Creating a World Where People Can Feel

May 7, 2021

Martyrdom: Prioritizing Self-Care

At times, I daydream about what the world would look like if we just felt completely free to feel all of our emotions. Even if it wasn’t in the [...]

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My Computer and I, and Our Abusive Relationship.

April 9, 2021

My computer and I are in an abusive relationship. So good-looking, smart, helpful, funny, but also so unreasonable—always pointing out what I haven’t done, and constantly giving me more [...]

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Gaining Perspective – It’s Time for an Attitude Adjustment

March 26, 2021

Back in my pre-recovery days, when we would travel and people asked me how our trip was, without even realizing it, I’d share about the 10% that didn’t go [...]

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I Can’t Read – My Solution to Email Overload

March 12, 2021

Oh my goodness, Team—while writing last week’s post I unearthed one more reason managing the family overwhelms me. One word. Email. I receive more than 40 emails in my [...]

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Enough Dysmorphia – Unconsciously Doing Everything 110%

March 5, 2021

Years ago one of my friends needed to use our washer and dryer. While the two of us were standing and talking in the laundry room, she grabbed a [...]

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Never Out of Site, Never Out of Mind – Becoming Less of Who I Really Am

February 26, 2021

As I was experiencing yet another pandemic break down the other day, it became clear that having the kids home almost the entire month of February (oh, and the [...]

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We Get Better Together – I Can’t Do It Alone

February 19, 2021

Moving 200 of anything can be exhausting. But moving 200 blog posts proved to be more work than any of us could have predicted. You add in title renaming, [...]

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Rushing – 3 Ways I’m Going Nowhere Fast

February 12, 2021

As we were running behind schedule, headed to my daughter’s appointment this week, I was stuffed with emotion. Why is rushing still such a trigger for me? This is what [...]

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It Turns Out I’m Not Lazy, I’ve Just Been Swimming With Jeans On

November 20, 2020

When I was a teenager I was taught that depression is a serious condition, and the words, “I’m depressed,” shouldn’t just roll off your tongue. Clinical depression, I was [...]

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