This is one of my favorite times of year on social media (and those can be so few and far between). It’s all about BACK TO SCHOOL – some little first-timers, some entering the next academic phase, some starting a […]
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The Unexpected Path
Sometimes it comes when we are looking for something new. Sometimes it comes when we are not searching for it at all. Sometimes it comes in a change in a particular phase of life. You know, empty nest phase or […]
In My 50th Year Part II…Reflections of Lessons Learned in my First Half-Century
This has been a week filled with celebration and surprises. This has been a year of tremendous changes and adventure. This has been a decade of finding my way to my one true love. This has been a half-century filled […]
The Power of our Tribe in our Darkest Times…It’s been a rough week
This was not the blog post I intended to write this week. This is not the blog post I EVER wanted to write. But as I sat around the table set for 6 in the dimly lit little wine bar […]
Fear or Hope? The Choice is Yours
Fear. I get it. I’ve had it. I will feel it again. What fuels our fear? Where do I begin… Media fuels our fear for ratings. Politicians fuel our fear for votes. Terrorists fuel our fear in an effort to […]
Finding Your Voice…A Note from Dallas, TX
This is the blog I almost didn’t write. I am heartbroken for my city, for my friends of color, for my friends in one of the greatest police departments in the nation, for us all. Thursday, July 7, 2016 has […]
Happy 4th of July!
Wishing all of my SHE-friends a happy, restful July 4th weekend. Hoping that between the cookouts, pool time, fireworks and parades you will take a moment to be grateful for the freedoms we enjoy in this great country! Happy 4th, […]
If These Walls Could Talk: An Open Letter to My Home of 22 Years
In my years as a counselor, I often used writing letters as a part of my clients’ therapeutic process. These were not letters where punctuation, spelling or proper use of “there, their and they’re” mattered. These letters written from pain, […]
Someone Turn That Noise Down!
I don’t like really loud noises. Of course, my former DJ husband after years of loud club speakers blaring in his ears, tends to like everything a bit louder than I prefer. He has decided that his hearing is fine […]
I’ll Have a Cup of Resilience to Go With My Pie!
If I ask you, “how’s life?” what would your answer be today, right now, in this moment? For 99.9% of you, even if the answer has a positive spin to it, there is a “but” or condition. I get it. […]