Today, I cannot help but marvel at how I was raised to believe that the words, opinions, moods, and behaviors of others should make me…
It really makes no difference why a person is consistently kind and honest or why they are not. It may be time to stop needing…
The other night, my older son was distraught by a situation at school and was spiraling into despair by obsessing on the unfairness and the…
If one of my legs became afflicted with progressive, fatal, and incurable disease, diminishing my overall health and quality of life –and I could have…
Ugh! My life has never been better. Ever. But this does not change the reality of my depression and anxiety. In fact, they are made…
Yesterday at the vet for routine procedures, there was a man, with his very old and loved, black cocker spaniel neatly bundled in a blanket…
I was an inconvenient child. There was no tolerance or support for this, only resentment. I learned resentment at an early age. Unlearning is taking time. As…
I work to give voice to the difficult questions that most people usually try to avoid.I feel compelled to “disturb the comfortable and comfort the…
Empath Self Assessment by Judith Orloff 1. Have I’ve been labeled as “overly sensitive,” shy, or introverted?2. Do I frequently get overwhelmed or anxious?3. Do…
A little more than a month has passed and I have not cried for the absence of my mother. When she was alive, because of…