There’s an important conversation going down on the Not So Happy Mother’s Day discussion thread regarding motherhood and the not-so-happy picture. How do you celebrate Mother’s Day when you don’t speak to your mom? Or your kids don’t speak to you? Check out the thread by clicking here.

Fellow blogger Cheryl Saban penned an interesting post on The Huffington Post the other day on how women measure their self-worth. It’s a topic I’ve been thinking a lot about lately … as I’m trying to shift my self-worth from what I do to make a living to who I AM as a person, just…

It’s funny. I was just writing about forgiveness and healing … remembering that quote from “The Tale of Despereaux”: “There is one emotion that is stronger than fear, and that is forgiveness,” and then I received this clip from Global Spirit. It offers some beautiful stories of reconciliation. To watch the YouTube video, click here.…

Have you ever compared the way you shout at yourself with the way you speak to a friend? My therapist reminds me of that dichotomy almost every session. So I’m trying very hard to catch myself, and be a little more gentle to she who stares back at me in the mirror. To view the…

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