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Persistence U Podcast with Lizbeth, episode 2 with author Rebecca Duvall Scott
Episode #2.Published March3,2021 When parent and former autism behavioral intervention specialist, Rebecca Duvall Scott, unlocked the key to her son’s sensory processing disorder (SPD), she wrote a book sharing strategies and experiences that would change the lives of...
Persistence U with Lizbeth, episode 1 with Marti Guzman
Woot! Welcome to a blog changing to a podcast. It's my first week this week as a podcaster. Eventually, the show notes will have it's own place, but for now, here we go. Weds, March 3, the episode will be downloadable. Persistence U with Lizbeth. It was my pleasure to...
New Ways to Connect in the Near Future
Hello, friend. I'm ready for warmer days and less isolation. How about you? This may be one of my last words-only posts. I’ve been blogging for nearly 10 years in addition to writing and making a living. And sometimes it feels as though I’m writing only for myself....
Greenlighting That First Dream/What a Difference a Near-Decade Makes
Hi! This moment of nostalgia is brought to you today by contentment. 🙂 Today is nine years and change since I wrote this originally, which was nearly my first blog post. Now, of course, we're in a worldwide pandemic and few of us are traveling much. When I read the...
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...