What Does Your Story Say About You?

What Does Your Story Say About You?

I recently re-read a book I’ve read a couple of other times in my life. The first time in my mid-twenties, then again in my mid-thirties. It’s a novel about a father’s journey from bitterness and despair to acceptance and redemption after he suffered a horrible family...
All These Feelings!

All These Feelings!

We are living in a very ambiguous time. Our lives have experienced a major earthquake as we are confined to our homes by a disease that is described differently by every expert you read. Staying at home is necessary. Oops! No, it isn’t. Wear a mask when I am out. No,...

Anxiety vs. Fear in COVID-19

As we continue to cope with the coronavirus, and states around the country begin re-opening, it is normal to have anxiety and/or fear during this time. There continues to be much unknown, such as when a vaccine will be available, when we can return to large...

Anger – What Is It and How Do We Handle It?

As an older lady who was born and raised in the South, I was told from an early age that it was “un-lady-like” to get angry.  No one was ever supposed to see any anger coming from me.  Based on the messages I kept getting, I decided that there must be...

This is NOT Normal Stress

For many, ​dealing with stress was part of our modern, hectic, fast-paced lifestyle long before the Covid-19 Pandemic halted our world. Everyday life was filled with accumulation of family events, chores, work, schedules, commitments and endless to-do lists. Some of...