#Metoo
My general approach is to stay away from any sociopolitical topic on this blog. This week has led to an exception. The hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford have compelled me to share …
Living Brave
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. …
A Rite of Passage
My love of TEDtalks led me to hear Bob Stein speak about A Rite of Passage for Late Life. Bob spoke eloquently of his need for rituals from a young age and ways he had created them for himself throughout …
A Time to Mourn and A Time to Heal
Last week’s blog post shared the news that my former sister-in-law, Sharon had passed away from a broken neck following a bad fall. The grief was overshadowed by the regret I felt. I had taken space from Sharon during a …
Living with the Regrets Fear Can Create
When the phone call came from my daughter Saturday night, I picked up my phone expecting an update on the viral infection that kept her in bed this past week. Instead, I heard the news that my former sister-in-law, Sharon …
And the Melody Plays On…
If individual therapy is like a duet, then group therapy is a symphony. It carries the melodies of many voices and yet, somehow it creates a sense of rhythm and harmony that nourishes the soul. I love doing one on …
Letting Go of Training Wheels
I was a bit of a precocious child and any family or friends reading this are fervently nodding their heads in agreement. Many of the gray hairs on my parents head were probably caused by parenting me. I was independent …
Rollin’ Down the River
I’m not sure how I made decisions yesterday, but some of them were clearly faulty. The first faulty decision was to miss church to outrun a rain storm, so I could kayak down a river that was swollen from recent …
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 …
Living in Vulnerability
A young woman sat on my couch and shared the ways in which her marriage, which was headed toward divorce, was showing signs of rebirth. Intimate conversations and a renewed sense of connection gave her hope. She also shared how …
