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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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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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