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Editing the Family Manual – Cut and Pasted from Generation to Generation

April 22, 2022

The year was 1995. I was walking behind a father and his daughter in the garment district in New York City. I watched as the father handed his child [...]

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What’s That Stench? The Smell of Denial

April 15, 2022

Someone enters the room and says, “What’s that smell?” I look up and ask, “What smell? I don’t smell anything.” Ex-act-ly. Very few issues in my life show up [...]

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The Fear of Dying – From Comfort Zone to Living Zone

April 8, 2022

Micromanaging: Benefits of Letting Go

We have some travel coming down the pike and, for whatever reason, I got on the tract of projecting scary scenarios that no one wants to think about. While [...]

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April Fools – I’ve Been Focused on the Wrong Darn Thing

April 1, 2022

When it comes to any cleaning project, I bring in the big guns. Before grabbing the trash bags, I make sure to listen to The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying [...]

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Gaslighting Prices Are Rising – The Perfect Time to Prioritize My Comfort

March 25, 2022

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

As my TeamConfessioners know, I’ve been working on making sure I’m not being pushed around or gaslighted in my everyday life (Rejection – What I Can Learn from Assertive [...]

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Where Are You Picking Up the Idea That Something’s Wrong with You?

March 18, 2022

Someone asked me this week, “Where are you picking up ideas that something’s wrong with you?” Here’s an example from our family that I think perfectly illustrates how I [...]

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Emotional Greed – When Someone is Never Enough

March 11, 2022

The notion of ‘emotional greediness’ was recently introduced to me. I had never heard the term but I love the idea of attaching the word greed to needing more [...]

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My Way or The Highway – Forcing My Will on The Family

March 4, 2022

This week I was reminded of how much our family life has changed since I stopped expecting our lives to revolve around what works best for me. For many [...]

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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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Should I Even Bother Giving if I Can’t Give With Love? My Foolproof Giving Meter

February 18, 2022

While recovering from knee surgery, I’ve realized how horrible it feels when someone acts stressed, annoyed, or put out while helping me. On the other hand, when people offer [...]

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Editing the Family Manual – Cut and Pasted from Generation to Generation

What’s That Stench? The Smell of Denial

The Fear of Dying – From Comfort Zone to Living Zone

April Fools – I’ve Been Focused on the Wrong Darn Thing

Gaslighting Prices Are Rising – The Perfect Time to Prioritize My Comfort

Where Are You Picking Up the Idea That Something’s Wrong with You?

Emotional Greed – When Someone is Never Enough

My Way or The Highway – Forcing My Will on The Family

Did Anyone Ask You? Three Issues With Giving Unsolicited Advice

Should I Even Bother Giving if I Can’t Give With Love? My Foolproof Giving Meter

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