Grounding Techniques When Life Feels Chaotic

Grounding Techniques When Life Feels Chaotic

As I am in this new season of life living in a new state away from all of my loved ones, I find myself in one of the most difficult times of my life. This has forced me to use the very tools I teach to my clients. These tools include healthy coping strategies or as...
A Daughter-in-Law’s Dilemma

A Daughter-in-Law’s Dilemma

Holidays or anniversaries of loss often surprise me with surges of emotional memories about becoming a daughter-in-law. When I began relating to the woman who became my mother-in-law, I was a teenager eager to please, longing to gain her favor.  I felt honored — but...
The Grinch

The Grinch

Last Sunday our church did a wonderful teaching on the movie adaptation of the classic Dr. Suess story “The Grinch.” The heart of the teaching and the story is that only kindness, forgiveness, and love can heal a broken heart. This leads me to think more about how our...
Why Is Investment With Your Friends Important?

Why Is Investment With Your Friends Important?

“Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.” Misty Copeland I just got back from a weekend with two other mamas, my ten-year-old daughter and their ten-year-old daughters. (That’s 3 mamas + 3 daughters.) I had not had the opportunity to...
Thankful for the Little Things – Like a Stove

Thankful for the Little Things – Like a Stove

“If you want to find happiness, find gratitude.” Steve Maraboli November is upon us and it is only fitting that we talk about thankfulness. I have had an interesting reminder lately of something I have taken for granted for years. You see, a little while ago, my oven...