Can You See Me Now?
My heart sank… At the end of the session, my client had asked if she could purchase a copy of my book from me. Normally, I would be pleased that someone was interested in my book, but this was different.
Check… Check…Check please!
Brandi’s dress pants to the cleaners. Check. Confirm Friday morning’s TV interview. Check. Confirm set up time with Womanspace. Check. Pick up flowers. Pick up food and beverages. Run a vacuum. Communicate with book bloggers who are reviewing my book.
Cherry Pie
Cherries, sugar, corn starch, flour, shortening, water, and a pinch of salt. Combine in carefully choreographed steps and you have…cherry pie. When the pie is fresh from the oven, you cut it into pieces and you delight in your creation.
Circle of love
It happens every year in February. “I hate Valentine’s Day” is heard from the person sitting across from me, on the couch in my office. It is often followed by a litany of reasons, often related to the loneliness of
Closure
Last Saturday, I was fortunate enough to participate in a Facebook Live meeting with three other area authors. We each read from our books and talked a bit about our experiences as writers. I read a section from my latest
Connecting the Dots
I met with a client last week who questioned decisions she had made in her life and how her life would be different if she had taken another path at a fork in the road. I thought about how many
Death by Meatloaf (Not the Singer)
The past five days have been challenging. Last week’s endometrial biopsy came back inconclusive because the surgeon did not collect endometrial tissue in the pipette. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen in about 5% of endometrial biopsies.
Faith Over Fear
Today, my friend shared a nightmare she experienced last night. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer and was beginning treatment. As she lay on the table waiting for chemo to begin, the clock on the wall began to get
Finding Peace in Emotional Wrestling
I have been thinking about personal growth a lot lately. Personal growth is such a double-edged sword. On the one hand there is this budding awareness about life, love, relationships, and soul that is exhilarating. I cherish all the ways
For DeLayne on her Walk through Cancer Together We Stand by Lynn Hungness, Delayne’s Mom
Our circle of family, connected as one Our hands held together, not letting go, holding tight to the finish of each race to be won A ring tightly bonded to move with the flow. If one in that circle seems
George Floyd
It has been a difficult week as this nation comes to grip with the murder of George Floyd and the events that have unfolded since then. Many of my clients have used their therapy sessions to process their feelings about
Going It Alone
I read an interesting article on the site, The Mighty last week and the writer’s thoughts have been whirling through my brain ever since. He spoke of the support he received during the surgery and treatment phase of his cancer
