In a feeble attempt to avoid discomfort, most of us spend our lives running in circles trying to control our lives or at least give the illusion we live extraordinary lives. We try to pretend we are fine...
The Joy of Lifelong Friendships and The Ancient Word to Describe Them My friend lamented to her pharmacist about the absolute cheek of her insurance company. Her insurance no longer covered her hormone replacement therapy. Begrudgingly, she handed over...
What do we do when we are too exhausted to engage? We don’t engage. The past year I was too exhausted and too overwhelmed to engage, so I retreated, dissociated, and I disconnected. And I hoped my mojo would...
We learn at a very young age that in order to win at the game of life, we need to protect our true selves. As toddlers, we studied the faces of our caregivers and measured their behavior. We instinctively...
When people panic, we make mistakes.We hit the wrong buttons, we deviate from the plan. When we freak out, we stop thinking clearly, we say the wrong things, and we ignore rules. We become single-focused and unable to process...