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There are many ways to trick yourself into believing you are managing your worries & fears. There are many ways to hide out in perfectionism:Everything will be ok if I do my best to look good & try hard to get everything right. I must avoid being uncomfortable & make… Continue Reading
I was lucky enough to work with women in prison and jail. I learned a lot about how hard it can be to maneuver a place for yourself in the world after making disastrous mistakes. Mistakes about a man’s character, mistakes in judgement, mistakes in making impulsive decisions, mistakes born from… Continue Reading
GRIEF is about how you feel inside after you’ve experienced a loss. We all experience many losses in life; death of a loved one is, for some, the most challenging. Interview with Jan McCarthy M.S.W.Her email: [email protected] Share the Love & Spread the Word PLEASE Tweet or SHARE on Facebook… Continue Reading
It’s as if a giant stop sign has been dropped into your life when someone experiences grief. The process of grief, like a fingerprint, is unique for each one of us. A year or so ago I read a “My Turn” essay in Newsweek written by the best friend of… Continue Reading
Fantasy leads too many on a wild goose chase & imagination is too easily stifled. What an interesting polarity of both the trouble fantasy can cause & how important imagination can be to explore the possibilities life offers. Both of these are true at the same time. Let’s explore the… Continue Reading
Relationships are the most important part of our life and improving them matters. Making just one simple change could make a huge difference. When something bothers you our first instinct is to avoid & deflect talking about it in all our relationships. Then in our silence our self-righteousness grows. Then… Continue Reading
Boundaries require you to risk being uncomfortable. Every relationship is about respecting the differences. The differences will not be respected if they remain unspoken. The discomfort is worth it because it’s how you grow. You can’t grow without being uncomfortable. This post is being written at the request of a… Continue Reading
I asked my friend Laurel Coppersmith M.S.W. to write a guest post becauseshe has spent 25 years doing EAP work & 23 years in private practice. Irespect her wisdom enormously: People spend 2/3’s of their waking hours at work. Workplaces are highlystressful these days, and the experience can leave them… Continue Reading
There are so many ways that feelings wreck havoc on our lives. We feel we are entitled. We feel we are right.We love to blame others instead of look at ourselves. We feel defensive. We feel sensitive. We feel self righteouslyangry. The list of trouble making perspectives is really endless… Continue Reading
Motivation seems illusive for so many people. Motivation isn’t simply being positive. Don’t falsely perky waitresses drive you crazy because it’s really all about being trained to sell an upgrade; there is nothing real about it. I contend that motivation has to be real in some way. Passion can be… Continue Reading
