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Trapped! Entrapments The word “trapped” by itself can conjure up in our minds various dangerous scenarios. We might imagine a mine collapsing and tra […]

Total Eclipse It has been a little while since we got to experience the total eclipse here in North Texas. What an experience it was. For someone who absolutely […]

A Legacy Up in Smoke As a sequel to the story of my youngest son’s fascination with money and his passing the baton to his son in this legacy race, I want to examine t […]

Am I Really That Old?!? An Elder? Recently I was invited to be a speaker on a Symposium entitled “Elders of the New Earth.” And at first blush I remember thinking, “Elder? Elder […]

Empowering Women to Bridge the Wage Gap: A Strategic Action Plan In an era where gender pay inequality stubbornly persists, arming yourself with knowledge and strategies is essential. This action plan from Plaid […]

Imposter Syndrome

The Natural Reset: How Nature Nurtures In the whirlwind of deadlines, meetings, and the constant digital buzz, we often find ourselves caught in a relentless pursuit of success and […]

Do You Know Where Your Money Is? It’s the end of the first quarter of 2024 and I just completed my weekly, monthly, and quarterly budget updates and snapshot. Money and f […]

Pockets of Peace: Being Present “Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” ~Buddha Most people live in the past or future—either living throu […]

The ABCs of Emotional Resilience At times our mental or emotional load can be overwhelming. It can be easy to shut down or check out when this happens. Checking out or emotionally […]

Immense Gratitude Last night I was driving back from my office with such immense gratitude. I had a day filled with long-term clients that had expressed such […]

Jamie English Jamie is a therapist who has had a private practice for more than 10 years.  She is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor in Texas and […]

Mental Load: It’s a Silent Burden Mental load is a term women have trouble explaining and seldom talk about. It’s the mental tracking women typically do of all things family and […]

The Seeds of Legacy Grabbing our English professor hat for a moment, let’s define “legacy”. The familiar definition is: (1) an amount of money or property left to som […]

Proactive not Reactive: New Seasons Seasons mark the cycles of change. Every year we experience Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring. Year after year we can depend on the weather to warm […]

40 and Fabulous This past September I hit a milestone – 40. I like these milestone years because they are easy to use as indicators of how far I’ve come. Unl […]

The Impact of an Email  On Sunday night, I received an email that started with, “Hello, friend!”  (And no, it was not a spam note from someone seeking $10,000 to get […]

The Art of Self-Discovery: Finding Clarity Amidst Life's Transitions One crisp February morning, a singular idea sparked within me like a bolt of inspiration—an idea so vivid and compelling that I couldn’t ignore i […]