Silence Your Inner Critic With Self-Compassion

When I started my blog in September of 2013, my intention was to post weekly. I was filled with rosy-cheeked vision and exuberance, inspired to shared hope with anyone who would read my words. Since I had a full-time job and other responsibilities, that lasted a...

Do You Need a Self-Care Intervention?

Nothing says I love you like a friend who is willing to tell you the truth. Even if it stings a little.  Rewind to about a month ago. I was having coffee with a friend, willing the caffeine and conversation to give me the energy I needed to push through my...

What’s the Big Deal? They’re Just Words!

A brick is just a brick. It is not good. It is not bad. It just is. What you choose to do with a brick can change someone’s life forever. If you choose to throw that brick through someone’s living room window, it could strike someone, and seriously injure them. If you...

Five Things My Mother Never Told Me

Life has many teachers, but none so great as our mothers. For better or worse, a mother’s influence often echoes through her children’s lives long after they leave the nest. Recently, when grocery shopping with my husband, he inquired, “Why do you always buy that...