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For years my furniture has been arranged in the exact same way: sofa sectional along the main wall, credenza directly across from the sofa, ottoman in between, and TV on a small stand on the third wall. I sat for years in the same exact spot on the sofa: the first cushion I would comeContinue reading “A Change of Perspective”

Have you ever felt like you were getting swept up into something much bigger than you? Like being a player in a divinely orchestrated script? Meeting someone you normally would have never crossed paths with, but now is such a huge part of your life? Taking a different route home on a whim to findContinue reading “Ask and It Will Be Given”

I spent the last hour of my work day dodging wooden blocks and Legos. They were being hurled at me and any other adult in the room by a small child with surprisingly good aim. He was dressed neatly, dark hair in place, mouth opened slightly to show his snaggle-teeth growing in place where hisContinue reading “Emotions: The OG Messengers”

Here in the U.S. we are gearing up for the holiday season. This time of year we are preparing meals, we’re traveling, cleaning, stressing, getting ready to stuff our faces with our traditional meals we enjoy for Thanksgiving, and spending time with our loved ones if we’re able. This time last year I was atContinue reading “One More…”

The good news: I’m in the middle of publishing my FIRST CHILDREN’S BOOK!!!! The bad news: I have no idea what I’m doing and it’s causing some anxiety. OK, alternating levels of anxiety. On one hand, I’m excited! I’ve been wanting to publish a book for years! The little girl version of me who wouldContinue reading “Shift Your Focus”

“Do you think you might be depressed?” I had just cried for the 4th time in a restaurant – a pattern that was newly emerging. Go out to eat with a friend, answer their questions and talk about my emotions about my mother, and cry over the meal with the waiter glancing uncomfortably at meContinue reading “Hello Darkness, My Old Friend”

This past week has been a trip down memory lane. I’m working on cleaning out my parents’ storage unit a few boxes at a time. I’m going through them one-by-one and deciding what items should be kept, donated, or trashed. So far it’s been a bunch of books and keepsakes my parents kept from myContinue reading “A Mix Tape of Emotions”

My mom has finished her first round of chemo and radiation. After facing and getting through the part she dreaded the most, she has found herself in the Christmas spirit. She listened to the classic Christmas songs during her treatments and has now decided that she wants to decorate the house for Christmas early, treeContinue reading “Ghosts In the Attic”

Let’s have a crash course in anxiety. There’s many different types of disorders and new names and flashy pop psych phenomenon popping up all the time. All these disorders have something in common, but have different symptoms that set them apart from each other. Fun fact: anxiety disorders are the most common mental health conditionContinue reading “A Crash Course In Anxiety”

Over the past couple of years I kept hearing the phrase “it’s all just an illusion.” I never really understood what that meant until this past weekend. I was listening to a podcast where salesmen for big money corporations talked shop and the secrets to their successful careers, and it suddenly made sense. Psychology andContinue reading “Manipulation. Manipulation Everywhere.”