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Did you know that will power is like coal? We have a limited amount, and it can very well run out before your husband buys your lot. I am pretty sure that I used up a fair chunk in my 20s and 30s trying to stay sober, eat right, exercise five times a week, yada…

I was so moved by this essay on faith and depression composed by an anonymous Beyond Blue reader. I hope you find as much hope in it as I did. There is a dark smudge on my forehead. I am acutely aware of it. It feels kinda slimy. And people notice. This year, I’m not…

On the combox of my post, “Don’t Go to a Hardware Store for Tomatoes,” Beyond Blue reader Anne Costa wrote: Reminds me of the woman at the well. She went looking for the counterfeit, second rate kind of living water and found the real thing… I’ve come to discover the well is within me and…

There is popular Native American legend, a Cherokee tale, called “Two Wolves” that I come across often in spiritual and psychological literature and lectures: An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two…

Image credit Peggy Dembicer “Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates,” said Forrest Gump in the 1994 film. Yeah, well I think it’s more like a game of Candy Land. We’ve been averaging about three games a day in our house ever since the kids got the board game for Christmas. And…

We aren’t to spring just yet….These great suggestions are from a cool nursing school blog/website. You can get to this blog and others by clicking here. In the wintertime, it can be hard to stay cheery. With dreary weather, lots of time indoors, and lowered activity levels, it’s not surprising. But there’s a lot you…

In his insightful book, “The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior,” author Craig Nakken explains why, even after an addict has given up the bottle or the weed, she will never be done with recovery:   Addiction is a process of buying into false and empty promises: the false promise of relief,…

I have decided to dedicate a post on Thursday to therapy, and offer you the many tips I have learned on the couch. They will be a good reminder for me, as well, of something small I can concentrate on. Many of them are published in my book, “The Pocket Therapist: An Emotional Survival Kit.”…

Since I turned 40 over the weekend, I thought we’d discuss the midlife crisis and whether or not it exists… Am I having a midlife crisis? Hard to say. Things, for the most part, seem to be getting harder, not easier, and with each passing day, I swear I’m getting more stupid. Case in point:…

A cool website and “lifestyle publication for women and creative, smart, fun articles” called “Mermaids of the Lake” published my blog, “13 Ways to Make Friends” on their site yesterday. You can find their site at mermaidsofthelake.com!
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