I’ve gathered my favorite empowering quotes to help you explore what matters most right now. These wise words remind us of the power we each have within, no matter our age or situation. They speak to embracing change, finding meaning, and living authentically. “We are taught you must blame your father, (your mother), your sisters, […]
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Anne (not her real name) came to see me to work on her relationship with her boyfriend and also to work on having more confidence and self-esteem. According to her, her boyfriend had all kinds of issues and did not treat her well. She thought she could “fix” him. To her, her lack of self-esteem
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Today marks the forty-first anniversary of my mother’s death. I was seven years old when she suddenly passed away from a pulmonary embolism. She was due in June of that year, but the pregnancy caused her blood to clot, ultimately cutting her life short when the blood clot lodged in her lungs. This event began
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“Happy holidays!” someone shouted to me. “Mmm hmmm, ” I mumbled. Gosh, I felt miserable then. About ten years ago I faced my first Christmas as an almost-single woman. We decided we would split up in early December but he’d move out of the house after our youngest daughter’s birthday in January. So, we kept
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As we near the end of the year, I have a question to ask you: Are you one of the millions of people who begin thinking of setting goals and resolutions for the new year ahead? If you are, some of you will start the process by bringing up the disappointments of this past year
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Ask anyone if they’d like to be happy and they’ll say yes. I mean, c’mon–we’re a nation obsessed with happiness! The right to the pursuit of happiness is even in our Constitution. Okay, so we’ve established that everyone wants happiness. So, you ask: “How do I get there? How can I get happy?” Great question!
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I’ve recently begun meditation again after a long period off. It’s hard, as any busy person can attest, to find the time to be still. To begin this journey again, I bought Deepak Chopra’s and Oprah’s meditations on Finding Your Flow (I’m not an affiliate–I just like to share what makes a difference in my
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Human beings experience a wide range of feelings during the day. Think about this: Let’s say you wake up excited about your day, then you get annoyed because your coffee spilled, then sad because you have to leave your kids to go to work, back to excited about a lunch date, etc. If you take
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If I had to list the two worst times of my life they would be when my mother passed away suddenly when I was seven years old and my divorce which occurred when I was thirty-nine (experiencing parental alienation comes in a close third as does losing my brother on the day of his first-born
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I am writing this post in the midst of doing a 7-page paper on strategic family therapy. It’s Tuesday and it has already been a busy week. As the new Executive Director of a smaller nonprofit, I’ve come into the position with some great ideas for growth, surrounded by great people, and a not-so-great accountant
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When life gets busy, we can take our loved ones for granted. Sometimes, we can also get a little grouchy and take it out on the nearest person–your partner, your kids, or the cashier at the store. Oh boy! How can you make it nice for others around you? Here are 10 ways to make
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Inspirational quotes are a fantastic way to motivate and inspire you. They help shift your focus–especially when you need that little extra push or positivity in your life! They are actually a great little tool to have in your life skills tool belt. When you are feeling discouraged, down, frustrated, angry, stuck, unmotivated, confused (yeah,
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