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….
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A reminder on vulnerability, by David Whyte
VULNERABILITY is not a weakness, a passing indisposition, or something we can arrange to do without, vulnerability is not a choice, vulnerability is the underlying, ever…
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Notes on Gratitude
Last year, around Thanksgiving, I wrote a post about how I was feeling out of sorts and crying all the time. I had fallen into a hole of shoulds and the bully in my brain…
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Rising Strong round-up, #2
A few more people wrote to me to add their thoughts about what rising strong looks like for them. Here's what nine of our bookclub participants had to say. If you're interested, let me know….
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Notes on Gratitude
This is my friend Sue Schwartz. Those of you who participated in bookclub may recognize Sue’s name. Every week she wrote insightful supportive comments to the primary post and to almost every comment people left…
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Rising Strong round-up, #1
A gentle challenge to my wonderful, inspirational, and courageous Rising Strong bookclub participants: At the end of every Guidepost lesson in The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené included a section she called, "DIG Deep." DIG stands…
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Notes on Gratitude
This time of year—the tail end of water polo season—I think a lot about that type of sports mom. You know the one. She stands on the sideline making an ass of herself, embarrassing her…
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Rising Strong International cyber-bookclub Ch. 11
Catch up on the previous chapters here: Introduction/Chapter 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Ch. 7 Ch. 8 Ch. 9 Ch. 10 Chapter 11: The Revolution I will start this…
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Rising Strong International cyber-bookclub Ch. 10
Catch up on the previous chapters here: Introduction/Chapter 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Ch. 7 Ch. 8 Ch. 9 Chapter 10: You Got To Dance With Them That Brung…
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Rising Strong International cyber-bookclub Ch. 9
Well, we're really down to the nitty-gritty now. After this week, we only have two chapters left. I can't believe how quickly our time together has gone by. If anyone has a thought about how…
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Creativity Corner
Welcome to my second installment of Creativity Corner. I’m so excited to share some of this woman’s story with you. As an artist, an entrepreneur, and one of the nicest and most generous women I…
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Rising Strong International cyber-bookclub Ch. 8
Catch up on the previous chapters here: Introduction/Chapter 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Ch. 7 Okay! Here we go. Thank you Xeno. Chapter 8: Easy Mark I didn’t know….
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Rising Strong International cyber-Bookclub – Ch. 7
Happy first full week of 2016. We’re off to a great start. Before we get to the post on Chapter 7, I wanted to throw out an idea. I know a few of us have…
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Rising Strong International cyber-bookclub Ch. 6
Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! I wish you a safe, healthy, and joyous New Year. As we launch into 2016, I want to thank you again for being a part of this journey. We're already…
