Do you want to become unstuck? You can! May 2015, the month from hell, the day I saw hate in my daughter’s eyes. She wouldn’t speak to me or acknowledge me when I ran into her at a local event. I knew from her visit the night before–the coldness–something was terribly wrong. That next day… Continue reading Moving Forward After Estrangement
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You Get One Life! Live Intentionally.
If money were no object, what would you do with your life? This question changed my life. I was coming back from spending a day at the beach in Cuba with my two best friends–Maria and George. George said, “I’d retire.” Maria had no idea. My response was I’d run an orphanage and teach the… Continue reading You Get One Life! Live Intentionally.
How NOT to Run from Emotions
What happens when you feel highly anxious, sad, angry? Do you run to alcohol, shopping or literally running? What is your escape pattern? Do you know what we are supposed to do? Read on! Sit in it. Don’t escape it. I think it was listening to Elizabeth Gilbert that she talked about allowing your emotions… Continue reading How NOT to Run from Emotions
Tired of Fighting?
Are you tired? Tired of fighting for yourself? You’d think after surviving an estrangement, divorce, my parents’ deaths and a major move, nothing could be any harder. Right now I feel like I’m in the “hard” again and I’m exhausted. My senior dog’s toe amputation, a business that I have to redirect after four years… Continue reading Tired of Fighting?
Let Them!
*Goal = To think about what is in your sphere of control. Don’t look to someone or something to change your situation. Look inside yourself and begin to ask, “What can I do for myself to create a life full of peace, purpose and joy whether or not the person I love is in my… Continue reading Let Them!
More Trauma
More than likely you did not suffer from estrangement because of something horrific you did. In fact if you haven’t already, begin looking up all you can regarding Parental Alienation Syndrome. It’s both relieving and chilling. You will come to discover that in some respects it was already destined to happen to you and brewed… Continue reading More Trauma
A Rough Patch
This has been an exceptionally difficult week. Much of it had to do with my ex husband Warren and our youngest daughter Grace who texted us both for some help. What I have learned these past eight years through my healing from divorce and better understanding our marriage, engaging with my ex husband nets zero… Continue reading A Rough Patch
Empowerment
For those of you who have lived in an imbalanced relationship where equality in the marriage was not on your side, I give you hope. I went from a woman who had little to no say over the finances despite the fact that I handed over my paychecks throughout the marriage. It wasn’t until the… Continue reading Empowerment
Decision Making Is So Difficult!
I struggle with decisions! Do you? I mean some days to decide what to do, what to eat, what to wear can be an overwhelming energy sucking action. Today I figured out to a very deep and conscious level where this difficulty was born—my childhood. Growing up meant being controlled. My mother was very domineering… Continue reading Decision Making Is So Difficult!
Struggle Means Growth
Struggle Means Growth My youngest daughter reached out to me last night regarding some of her struggles in adapting to a new life in college and some other personal challenges she has had over the years. As I wrote my motherly response I became aware, acutely, that we all suffer. There isn’t a human among… Continue reading Struggle Means Growth