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Be Heard
As I prepared to write this blog, I asked my friends what it feels like to be heard. Many of them spoke of feeling validated and understood, of being released from shame or guilt, One of my friends, Nicole, put it beautifully when she said: “when I’m speaking from a...
Rise
Rise /rīz/ noun 1. an upward movement; an instance of becoming higher. verb 1. move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up. 2. get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling. Rise Because it is what you need to do Rise Because you can’t get...
Living in the Layers – Finding Love
I’m sitting here re-reading this blog that I wrote on January 8, 2006. To put it in context…I’d been separated from my husband of 20 years for about a year, but we were still about a month away from actually starting the paperwork to get our divorce. I was a single...
Why did I lie to myself?
Why did I lie to myself?? Ok… so here we are… on the bathroom floor again. You’re wondering what the hell went wrong and why you lied to yourself yet again. “What the fuck is wrong with me? Why do I do this to myself?” you ask as you try to grind your palm into your...
I give and give and give…
So many times we feel taken advantage of, and used… it seems as though we give so much of ourselves to others and never receive anything back. The thing is… the problem isn’t them. It’s us. We must learn to be clear on why we’re giving and what our expectation is when...
Some of the greatest lies I told to myself.
As we continue our exploration of our brains in relationship…let’s take a look at some of the lies we tell ourselves. The funny thing is, as I look at this list, it seems long and the temptation is great to edit it down and take out some of the more embarrassing lies…...
It’s the morning after… what do you do with your brain???
Alone in my head without adult supervision – Part 2
I first came across this phrase back in 2006 when I was going through my divorce. I remember saying it to my best friend and making her laugh. I wrote about it here, and I talked about how instead of acting on my feelings, or rather “acting out” based upon the...
Alone in my head without adult supervision – Part 1
A "vintage me" post from back in the heady, heartbreaking days of my divorce. Written around 2005 I used the phrase "alone in my head without adult supervision" with Shaunna last night and she just cracked up. By the way, I'm sure it's her fault that I'm up...
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