Notes on Gratitude
To celebrate the Santa Monica stop of Brené Brown’s book tour, I’m hosting a contest! Everyone who is signed up to receive my newsletter by midnight on Thursday, October 15, 2015 will have their name…
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Depression, The Hyperendemic That We Don’t Understand
The hyperendemic that has kidnapped us all is no stranger; it’s cloaked in veiled silence as it tiptoes around us like a thief in the night; it steals our minds, our hearts, and our souls….
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Notes on Gratitude
Last week I attended a one day writing workshop. I figured this was a good opportunity to tell you a little bit more about workshops in general and this one in particular, and why I’m…
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Meet Dr. Insel, NIMH Director
A friend of mine shared on Facebook this link to Dr. Insel's TED talk, and I'm so glad she did. The video is only 13 minutes long, and it's fascinating. Click HERE to watch. Dr. Insel's…
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A comment that moved me. . .
Shortly after I published my post entitled Before and After (read the full text here), I received the following comment from my cousin, Evelyn. Her words are filled with painful honesty and truth, and I…
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Notes on Gratitude
Today my beautiful, talented and resilient girl starts 11th grade. Wow. Can someone please tell me where the last 11 years went? Today also marks the third first day of school since we thought there…
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Hi, My Name Is. . .
I’m Erika and I’m and alcoholic. Those are six words that I never would have imagined myself saying. How can I be an alcoholic? I always get good grades, I have never been arrested or…
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Helping Her Helps Me
I'm thrilled, excited, honored and a little freaked out (in a good way) to announce that my first ever piece accepted for publication (not on this website) was posted last week on iPinion Syndicate! Thank…
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My “haps” around social media pt. 2
You probably know by now that my first ever piece to be published on a site besides this one was published last week by iPinion Syndicate. Thanks again, iPinion. I couldn't have completed that essay…
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Before and After
A few weeks ago, I read a blog post written by Glennon Doyle Melton, well known to her fans as the driving force behind the website Momastery. She’s a best-selling author (whose book got…
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Notes on Gratitude
This morning I was doing a poor job of paying attention to the present moment. I was all over the place in my mind, making a chore list and checking it twice—so much to do,…
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Just Finished, Up Next
Just Finished The S Word, by Paolina Milana What could drive a daughter to consider murdering her mother? In The S Word, the author recounts her childhood experience of growing up with an untreated schizophrenic…
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Notes on Gratitude
We are thrilled and grateful to welcome Val to the family! He was born on July 29, 2015 to Greg and Emily Yokas. Val is named after Greg's mother (my husband's first wife), Valerie Yokas,…
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Notes on Gratitude
Three years ago, you died. Today, I should have gone to my local California beach for the third time to gather a few more shells to add to my collection. I should have stood at the ocean's edge…
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Thinking about getting a tattoo?
The number one recommendation I make to people thinking about getting a tattoo is this: Do your homework! Just like when you were in school. I started getting tattoos in my 20s. Back then, I…
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Just Finished, Up Next
Just Finished Women, Food and God, by Geneen Roth Six weeks ago, I walked into my local Weight Watchers center for what felt like the eight hundredth time. Months had passed since my last…
