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Empowerment Over Approval – Choosing the Right People to Trust

April 12, 2024

Here is a phrase that I never thought would pass my lips: “I absolutely care what other people think about me” The other day, after a lovely gathering with [...]

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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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Genuine Connection: Shifting from Gifts to Presence

February 9, 2024

The other day, my friend was telling me a story about when she was a very new stay-at-home mother. She explained that when her husband returned home from work, [...]

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SUMMER P-L-A-N #1 – Summer Sanity for Mama

June 2, 2023

As the last day of school quickly approaches, it’s time to think about the summer plan. And, as I mentioned last week, I don’t want to make the same [...]

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Combatting Envy – My Motivation to Stop People from Taking Away Our Joy

May 19, 2023

One thing that can trip me up is when someone I love meets my joy or success with negativity. You know, when you’re talking to someone about how things [...]

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Ubuntu, I Am Because We Are – The African Philosophy that Can Set Me Free

May 12, 2023

To say that I was utterly inspired by the documentary “The Playbook” on Netflix would be an understatement. The first episode highlights NBA basketball coach Doc Rivers, who speaks [...]

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Valentine’s Day is Coming – Let’s Talk About Fighting

February 10, 2023

Many people–you know who you are–grew up in homes where there was fighting, yelling, name calling, tears, the silent treatment. Others grew up in homes where disagreements looked more [...]

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Do You Really Know How to Take Care of Others? Creating a Mission Statement for Everything

January 20, 2023

Do you really know how to take care of someone? I’m only asking because I actually didn’t. I thought I did. My version of caring for someone was to [...]

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