The work continues
Three weeks ago, on a farm in the middle of rural Pennsylvania, I had the honor of attending Beth Kephart's first Juncture memoir writing workshop. You know how much I love a good writing retreat, and…
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# TBT: Individual Education Plans or IEPs
This post was originally published on October 5, 2015. The information contained herein is as valid today as it was then. The Fall 2015 issue of NAMI's publication, "Advocate" had an excellent one page article with…
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A thrilling announcement
By now it is no surprise that I am passionate about my participation with NAMI and NAMI's mission statement "to provide emotional support, education, and resources for families affected by mental illness. Through community collaboration and…
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The last first day of high school
Today is the first day of my girl's senior year. Like most parents who've watched their kid grow up in the blink of an eye, I just can't believe it. Soon, sooner than I care…
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Road Trip
913 miles, 5 days, 4 college campus tours, 3 hotel rooms, 13 meals away from home, 2 headaches, 1 stiff back, redwoods, vineyards, the ocean, and a 40 degree temperature differential. . . Oh yeah, And our…
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To insist sorrow not be meaningless
Four years ago the first Monday in July was the 2nd. That Monday, July 2, 2012, I was sitting at my desk at work typing an email. It was late in the morning, and there…
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Notes on Gratitude
It's been a while, and I feel bad about that. I haven't lost sight of all that I have to be grateful for, but I haven't carved out the time to get my thoughts out…
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Memorial Day with Liz Gilbert and Rob Bell
Three months ago I saw an ad for tickets to spend A Day With Liz Gilbert and Rob Bell and immediately bought one. Liz’s book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, had been on the…
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Just Finished, Up Next
Radical Acceptance, by Tara Brach Ph.D. As I mentioned when I announced I was going to read the book, Radical Acceptance, it’s been on the shelf in my office for years. In fact it was…
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Mental Health Awareness Month
May is mental health awareness month. Good thing, too, because I’m feeling sad and frustrated about an experience I had last week, and I want to share it with you. I hope it makes you…
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The winner is. . .
The winner of my contest for the four week self-compassion class is Maureen Custer! We're pictured here together with other attendees from our Big Island Writing retreat with Beth Bornstein Dunnington. Maureen is third from the right. I'm…
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On this day, I
A couple of months ago I signed up for another of Beth Bornstein Dunnington’s one day Big Island Writing retreats to be held on April 29. Oh how I love writing retreats! (Read my other…
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Enter for your chance to win!
One of the first, if not the very first, lesson I had to learn in my healing journey was about compassion. I'd thought I understood what compassion meant–what it looked and felt like–until someone challenged me and…
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Notes on Gratitude
May is Mental Health Month! Some of you may be new to my site, so I want to take a second to talk a little bit about NAMI and why I've participated in NAMI Walks…
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Just Finished-the interview
This interview was recorded on Thursday, April 28, 2016. Rhonda Hayes Curtis speaks about acceptance, healing, gratitude, and her memoir Love At The Last Minute. Watch our conversation here. I "met" author, Rhonda Hayes Curtis,…
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Just Finished, Up Next
I am so excited to announce my first ever LIVE author interview! I "met" author, Rhonda Hayes Curtis, via Facebook when I saw a post about her newly published memoir, Love At The Last Minute….
