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Goodbye to 2020, the Year of the Book (and the podcast and TV shows)
... and please, Hello again to movies in the theaters! I wish you a Happy New Year, and hope that you're feeling cautiously hopeful about 2021 like I am. I definitely have a renewed appreciation for our essential workers like doctors and teachers and law enforcement. ...
If I’m Being Honest about this Christmas…
Welcome to the end of 2020. How are you feeling about it? If I'm being honest, I'm over the moon to see 2020 end. But this year's Christmas overwhelms me much less. Normally, my head is spinning for the holidays. Worried about getting out cards. Attending loathsome...
Four Things That’ve Helped Me Turn Goals into Plans
Do you ever catch yourself squashing your goals mentally before you’ve formally stated them? I’ve been writing the last section of my book Crisis, Interrupted: The Smart Woman’s Guide to Creating Calm, Community, and Connection. In it, I recall how sad and betrayed I...
The Four Healthy E’s to Embrace through this Next Wave of COVID-19
I’ve officially joined those of you who feel stuck in your home. COVID gave the dream of retiring a whole new look this month when I realized we may be in for a much longer struggle than I’d imagined. How are you whittling the extra time away? Here are a few...
Author Interview with John Pharr of TIFFANY
I was wonderfully surprised when a quick visit to revise my will turned into a lively conversation about my attorney's foray into the writing life. John Pharr showed my his two beautiful books, but one in particular held my attention due to current events in Alaska....
The Real Reason Why I Won’t Talk to Your Abused Friend (or Your Friends Whose Kids Have Been Kidnapped)
You might think that someone who’s been a domestic violence victim-turned advocate- that person who later wrote about it, might just be the right one to put on speed-dial when someone you know is being abused. Not so. I’ve received more emails and Facebook messages...
Three Lessons Learned from a Teenager During My Mental Health 60-minute Makeover—At the Cemetery
If you’ve been with me a minute, you know I’m on a journey to pivot my work after retiring in October of 2020. But we’re in a pandemic. Every person around, every plan, every continency plan is subject to change. Which is all to be expected, right? But...
What I Won’t Miss about Nearly Three Decades of Working in Trauma and Violence, and What I Definitely Will
Congratulations on powering through six months of COVID-19 already! Thank you for those who showed up on Facebook Live on my birthday. I can’t tell you how nervous I get when I’m live on camera, or how much fun it is to forgot about my anxiety when we do connect....
Author Interview with Margot Starbuck of A Grown Woman’s Guide to Online Dating
I'm excited to introduce you to my dear friend Margot Starbuck this week. Margot's book is days from launching, and I can't wait for my copy to arrive. Enjoy! When did you know you wanted to write this book? Tell us about how it went from idea to big publisher. I was...
In Less than 100 Days/The Renaissance Promise
What do you do when your carefully laid plans are interrupted by a pandemic?