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Create! And Become the Hero You’ve Been Waiting For
September 5, 2019February 10, 2021

There is so much darkness and destruction in divorce, and the best way to combat it is to create! Even if we aren’t getting divorced, our lives get imploded, exploded, and chopped up over and over again. It feels terrifying, but it’s also an amazing opportunity to recreate our lives in a new way that aligns with our dreams and visions. The first step to combatting destruction is to CREATE!! Create what, you ask? ANYTHING! Step outside everything you know and…

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The Wisdom of Fairy Tales
September 3, 2019February 10, 2021

When I work with children, I am always reminded of the deep soul wisdom of fairy tales. They can be a road map for overcoming hardship, trauma, and heartbreak, told in a way that speaks deeply to the human soul, overriding the tricks our mind plays on us, making us relive our heartbreak over and over again. Simply put, storytelling speaks directly to our imagination, building connection, extending our perceptions, bypassing the rational brain. There is a reason these stories…

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Divorce Diva | Grief Journey | Hope | Inspiration

I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no more hurt, only more love. Mother Theresa
August 29, 2019December 23, 2023

I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no more hurt, only more love. (Mother Theresa)

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How Coaching a 6th Grade Football Team Helped This Glamour Girl Cope with Death and Divorce
August 27, 2019February 10, 2021

Get open and stay open, because that’s how the miracles happen.

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Healing and Dealing with Grief and Trauma
April 9, 2019April 28, 2020

I haven’t wanted to post because there’s just so much, so much deep tragedy and trauma in my life. I don’t want to write any of it down because I want to pretend none of it is true. But as a person who has chosen to always live in truth and joy and integrity, no matter what happens, I guess I should say it. Except I can’t. So for now, I’m not going to even write about my deep deep…

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Grief Journey | My Dad

“Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd…
September 4, 2017February 10, 2021

I just returned from another late night at the hospital with my Dad. He was agitated and distressed, and it turned out the only thing that soothed him was singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” over and over. he has no idea where he is, or what is happening around him, but he knows the words and melodies to “You Are My Sunshine” and “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.” For months George has been working with a company called…

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Grief Journey | Hope | Humor | Inspiration | My Dad

How Abbott and Costello are Helping me Care for my Very Sick Father
August 28, 2017February 10, 2021

So I just went out to help my Dad out of the car. He appeared to be talking on his phone, but when I got closer, I realized he was actually holding a package of tissues up to his mouth like a walkie-talkie and talking to it. I heard phrases like “Put a sock in it lady!” and “On a scale of 1-to10 I hate Humana!” It turns out a recording from his old health insurance was robo-calling him on…

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Grief Journey | Hope | Humor | Inspiration | My Dad

Eleven Rules I Never Thought I’d Make at My House
August 26, 2017February 10, 2021

Eleven Rules I never thought I’d make at my house: No dirty Navy songs at the dinner table. No gory stories to the children of missing limbs, bloody faces, missing ears from your years as a paramedic and a cop. No getting out of the car in the Starbucks parking lot. (No wandering where there are cars) No flipping off or shaking your fist at annoying drivers. No using the word ‘shutup”, there are nicer ways to get your point…

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Adventures of a Glamour Girl Living in the Sandwich Generation
August 25, 2017February 10, 2021

It’s going down for real! Last night at 1am, I was binge watching Grey’s Anatomy at 1am and happened to have my phone next to me. I have a Nest motion sensor camera in my parent’s room just in case they fall in the middle of the night. The camera turns on if there is movement in the room and pings my phone and starts recording. They are at the other end of the house in their own area and…

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