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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 smelling [...]

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Another Trip to the ER – The Vulnerability of Asking for Help

January 28, 2022

At the gym last week, when I heard the pop-pop-pop (think of the sound that a bendy-straw makes), I thought to myself, That can’t be good. How not-good wasn’t revealed [...]

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Monkey See, Monkey Do – If I Don’t Know What It Looks Like, I Can’t Do It

November 26, 2021

Martyrdom: Prioritizing Self-Care

Years ago, I got one of our toddlers fully dressed and put them in front of the TV so I could get ready. When I returned, all their clothes were [...]

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Falling Hard for My Children

January 22, 2021

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

Something about my relationship with my children is shifting. A vulnerability is surfacing. For whatever reason, more recently I’ve been willing to dive into the connection I have with them [...]

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Using Safe Words With Your Clothes On – The Healing Power of Humor and Boundaries

December 11, 2020

Family & Friends: Making Healthy Connections

For those of you who don’t know, the need for a “safe word” derives from intimate encounters. People choose a “safe word” so their boundaries can be clear and honored. [...]

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It’s 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 told, [...]

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Fear of Abundance – What’s Stopping Me From Enjoying My Life?

July 24, 2020

When I take time to appreciate the people in my family, it scares me. That’s right, scares me. I spend a lot of time being grateful for my washing machine [...]

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My Will or God’s Will? How to Get What I Want

March 6, 2020

Recently I was asked, How do you know if you’re living God’s will or your own will? In my experience, God’s will never requires force. Hard work? Possibly. Determination? Regularly. [...]

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How to Conquer a Bully

February 21, 2020

No matter what the tale, almost every great movie has that moment of retribution at the end of the film. It’s always my favorite part of the story; the hard-working [...]

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I Need a New Kind of ER

July 5, 2019

Before we left for the Emergency Room last week, tears began pouring out of my face. G-Man understandably assumed it was because of my pain. But, I wasn’t crying because [...]

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