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Mistakes – Is It Easy for People To Make Mistakes Around You?

October 18, 2024

For years I did not like mistakes. Mistakes were a sign of carelessness and thoughtlessness. I didn’t like it when I made a mistake, and I certainly didn’t like [...]

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Rite of Empathy – A Shortcut to Understanding Someone Else’s Pain

May 3, 2024

G Man and I recently made a decision to redistribute household responsibilities to allow me more uninterrupted work time. As a result, my husband now has to interrupt his [...]

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Caring for You Cares for Me – Empathy Over Fear, a Compassionate Approach to Loved Ones in Pain

February 23, 2024

Family & Friends: Making Healthy Connections

Since this is the last week in February, let’s revisit the topic of love one more time. You’ll remember that we talked about Navigating Love and Forgiveness in the [...]

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Procrastination – Uncover the Cloak of Procrastination to Unveil the Cape of Completion

October 27, 2023

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

Years ago, a friend shared a phrase I had never heard before. While explaining why she wasn’t completing an overwhelming task, she said, “Well, procrastination is the cloak of [...]

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Grudge Holding – Letting Go of Grudges Comes Down to One Thing

October 6, 2023

Family & Friends: Making Healthy Connections

Today is my 22nd wedding anniversary, so I thought this would be the perfect Friday to talk about grudges! It has come to my attention that I can harbor [...]

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

March 31, 2023

As I was experimenting with my diet throughout the fall and winter, I put on weight. Being raised in an era where weight gain was criticized, judged, and even [...]

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Dry Sponge – When Everything and Everyone Bends Me Out of Shape

March 3, 2023

This is a time of year I can quickly lose perspective about what I really need. Yesterday, I went postal on my youngest child because he borrowed a clipboard after [...]

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Hitting the Reset Button on Love

February 3, 2023

Family & Friends: Making Healthy Connections

The other day, I was thinking about how hard it is to continue to be loving to someone who is dangling by the last thread of my patience. It [...]

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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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All I Want for Christmas V – Standing Up to the Bully of My Inner-Voice

December 24, 2021

Recently, I started a new workout routine. I do pretty much the same thing everyday. But, the other thing that happens everyday? This little negative voice pops in my [...]

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Mistakes – Is It Easy for People To Make Mistakes Around You?

Rite of Empathy – A Shortcut to Understanding Someone Else’s Pain

Caring for You Cares for Me – Empathy Over Fear, a Compassionate Approach to Loved Ones in Pain

Procrastination – Uncover the Cloak of Procrastination to Unveil the Cape of Completion

Grudge Holding – Letting Go of Grudges Comes Down to One Thing

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

Dry Sponge – When Everything and Everyone Bends Me Out of Shape

Hitting the Reset Button on Love

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

All I Want for Christmas V – Standing Up to the Bully of My Inner-Voice

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