Mother’s Day since Covid-19 is certainly a different experience than in the past. Yet, it is still a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of […]
Continue reading
I wish I had known more about the brain in 2005 when my husband Steve died by suicide. Maybe I wouldn’t have thought I was going crazy at the time. Perhaps you feel that way if you lost someone you love to suicide. Thankfully, there is a tremendous amount of research on the cerebrum. Researchers now […]
Continue reading
Do you have unpleasant emotions that cling to you like lint on a sweater? They certainly stay stuck unless you pull off each rolled up ball of yarn. Have you ever done anything to try to release your emotions that cling and keep you in a stuck place? I am going to talk specifically about guilt […]
Continue reading
The 11:11 meaning is bittersweet to me this week. They have been my guiding force since 2005. The awakening came to me after the suicide death of my husband Steve. It was after that time that I began to see those numbers. They appeared to me when I finally had the courage to listen to a Beatles song […]
Continue reading
The year is approaching since my husband Gerry died and I feel heaviness upon my heart for many reasons. It’s been customary in our culture that a memorial service or some type of gathering is done on the first year anniversary of a loved one’s death. This September 2020 is particularly difficult for several reasons. First, […]
Continue reading
Are you suffering from anxiety? The question is: how do you know you have anxiety? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. It is: (1) : apprehensive uneasiness or nervousness usually over an impending or anticipated ill : a state of being anxious (2) medical : an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physical signs (such as tension, sweating, […]
Continue reading