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Wanna Feel Good About Yourself? Stick to It.

June 25, 2021

My husband taught me an incredibly important lesson years ago when he was the head coach for our oldest son’s soccer team. The boys ended up losing in the [...]

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Theme of My Life – Complication Through Simplification

June 18, 2021

If there were one underlying theme of my life, it’s my relentless pursuit to make everything as easy and uncomplicated as possible. But sometimes, I’m splashing around in my [...]

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De-Monstering – Not Accepting Unacceptable Behavior

June 11, 2021

Because we don’t give our children everything they want, I can sometimes convince myself that I’m not in the business of building tiny-tyrants. But, is that entirely true? Buying [...]

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Obsessive Thinking – 5 Steps to End ‘To-Do List’ Stress

June 4, 2021

As I’ve been taught, Worry is not preparation. When I start obsessing over all the things on my plate, and get anxious about how and when I’m going to [...]

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Feeling Trapped by Urgency – And What I Can Do About It

May 28, 2021

As the world opens up more, and all of the end-of-the-year activities are a’ glow, I’ve been getting nostalgic. Remember when all we did was sit around in our [...]

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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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When a Tree Falls in the Forreste, it Does Make a Sound

May 14, 2021

There are people like me, who tell you everything about themselves, even things you wish they’d keep to themselves (eh-hem.) And then, there are people like my cousin Forreste, [...]

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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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Survival Mode – Cutting Every Corner Possible

April 30, 2021

When the children were little and my husband went on long business trips, we would go into what I deemed, “Survival Mode.” We’d lower those standards just about as [...]

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The Empathy Keeper – Taking on the Pain and Joy of Others

April 23, 2021

Marriage: Practicing Compassion & Acceptance

Deep empathy is a computer chip I came out of the factory with. I’ve had it my entire life. Since I was a little girl, if someone was being [...]

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Feeling Trapped by Urgency – And What I Can Do About It

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

When a Tree Falls in the Forreste, it Does Make a Sound

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