I was bullied badly when I was young. I get it - I was the little girl trying to cover up bald spots with my huge hair bands. I was an easy target. Bullying led to missing school, then later;changing high school and eventually finding a tribe of very strange humans...
Why is it so easy for us to say that it is time “to let go” yet so much harder to follow through with or come to terms with it? Letting go is freeing and oftentimes so necessary, otherwise we are intertwined with the bondage “not letting go” has on our Soul. We know...
Watching the light extinguish from someone you love.... your first true love, is truly one of the hardest things. My mum had terminal cancer. Breast cancer 2 years prior had returned in the duodenum. Back pain thought to be sciatica. Told by the breast surgeon who'd...
A Bigger Conversation Recently I woke up to some devastating news, which turned out to be breaking national news. To a stranger, the news would appear to be painful, heart wrenching and even may have caused some anger. When I looked at the person’s photo being...
Being a mother is a hard job. This is especially true when your baby dies and the title and role of motherhood blurs. When Mother’s Day rolls around each year, it can be a challenging time for mothers without their children, for those who have had a miscarriage,...
How is it possible that I could fall in love with someone who I’d only known for a few seconds? As her dark piercing eyes met mine, my heart leapt into my mouth and I struggled to maintain my composure. My entire being filled with such emotion that I wept as I cradled...
Many of us have people in our lives -- family, friends, coworkers, neighbors -- whose choices in life have led them down a dark path of self-destruction, often in the form of substance abuse or other addictions, self-neglect and sorrow, sometimes leading to deep...
How can you teach kids about safety and security without scaring them? Nothing is more important than the safety of your home, family and livelihood. Setting up security and safety expectation with your children should start when they are young. These lessons should...
Christmas ghost of nightmares past Christmas should be the time of year when we are filled with joy, love and anticipation of the holiday season. We are having the family over for a big get together, we open thoughtfully planned gifts, sing carols around a bright and...
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