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When you are ready to create a long-term sales and marketing plan, it pays to know which areas to focus on first, and which people can help you achieve your goals. From web development and social media marketing […]

Finding my voice sometimes means speaking up for someone else, even when I don’t know what to say.

I am a talker. I always have been. I process my own thoughts, as well as the thoughts of others, out loud. It h […]

As I drug everything out of the closet and piled it on the bed, the size of the stack and my heart rate increased from the effort.  The disorganized pile of tops, jeans, dresses, and shoes represented years of […]

As we have individually and collectively been at home, our minds can begin to play tricks on us. We can begin to question where we are, where we are going and, even, what we are doing.

We can have a tendency to […]

I am a mess of contradictions:

I eat a salad every day and bake cookies many weekends.
I’m not intimidated by service men who are attempting to shaft me and I cry at Hallmark commercials.
When I first m […]

Change is a word that often strikes a note of fear in most of us, regardless of our age, regardless if it is personal or business, change can be unsettling. I remember in grade school each year having a little bit […]

I love people. I love getting to know them and understand them and figure out their quirks and what makes them tick. It’s my passion, and it also makes me really good at my job.

With 46 years of this passion f […]

If you ran into a friend you hadn’t spoken to in 20 years, would they see a difference? I don’t mean in your physical appearance, but rather would they recognize in you the person they once knew? I have won […]

The Fog of Disconnection Alone in the midst of impenetrable fog we are stymied by the situation that lays at our feet.  Do we take a chance and […]

With personal growth comes change. The process of personal growth in recovery has more to do with change than it does with will power.  The readiness for personal growth and change is a personal destination. Some […]

Every birthday my sister and I stood in the doorway. Dad measured us, marked it on the door frame, and we beamed with pride at our incredible growth. Growth was expected, measured, celebrated. You would think we […]

“Growth? Now? I am stuck at home. Stuck with the kids, hubby, the cats, the dogs.  I miss going to work, out to eat, shopping, STARBUCKS!”

But yes, we CAN grow during a quarantine.

In fact, we shou […]

My friends, this is a scary time for most of the world and it’s hard to envision how we’ll look as we emerge.  I know, I’m stating the obvious and saying what you hear every time you read an update on your phone […]

You are walking through the store with your four-year-old little girl, and she seems to have an eye for everything.  “Mom, check out these sunglasses?  How about these sandals?  I would look great in this ou […]

Why do therapists do the heart-wrenching work that we do?  David Treadway, a renowned psychotherapist, says that for about 80% of us our calling comes out of our own childhood experiences and trauma.

I was my […]

I have been self-isolating for over a month now and some days are harder than others.  I have been working from home for quite awhile so I am used to self-isolating.  However, my fun times, such as movies and s […]

We hear it from the time we’re little – “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

We hear it when we’re embarking on our journey – “You can be anything you want!”

We hear it when we think we’ve arriv […]

Over the past few weeks as many have celebrated Easter, Passover, and other spiritual observances, a common theme is ‘beginning again’. This time of year is indeed one of renewal and ongoing transformation. Wit […]

My mother wore red lipstick and aprons.

Red is my favorite color, and I wish I could wear the brightest, reddest lipstick like my mother. Aprons remind me of my mother and grandmother preparing meals in their […]