How to Feel your Feelings

How to Feel your Feelings

Feel Your Feelings Feel my feelings? For real? Even the painful ones?  Several months ago, I wrote about how I’ve been trying to accept my negative emotions and bad moods as a part of my human experience rather than a sign that anything is wrong with me. As I do the...
Your Words Matter

Your Words Matter

Words Matter Words matter. The words you choose matter.  Whether you realize it or not, the words you choose have a profound impact on the quality of your life, how you feel, how others feel when they are around you, the actions you take, and the results you have in...
Why I want to Embrace my Bad Moods

Why I want to Embrace my Bad Moods

Embracing My Bad Moods Nothing has gone wrong here. It’s ok not to be ok. I’ve been repeating these two phrases to myself with increasing frequency over the last couple of months.   Nothing has gone wrong here.  It’s ok not to be ok. I’ve been employing these...
Birthday Wisdom

Birthday Wisdom

Birthday Wisdom January 20, 2021 My husband, Dave brought the idea of birthday wisdom into my life. When celebrating someone’s birthday, he always asks them to share what he calls their birthday wisdom – some little nugget of truth or insight that they’ve gained...
Managing the Peaks and Valleys of Life

Managing the Peaks and Valleys of Life

Managing the Peaks and Valleys of Life January 12, 2021 We are living in really weird times. I don’t know about you, but the stability of my mental and emotional health right now comes in waves. I have weeks when I look at my life and think “yeah, I’ve got this!” and...
Glancing Back and Moving Forward

Glancing Back and Moving Forward

Glancing Back and Moving Forward You’ve just about made it. 2020 is almost over and we’re all about to enter into a fresh new clean-slate-of-a-year. See ya later, 2020!  While it might seem natural to want to discard everything about 2020 and run headfirst into...