Stop and smell the coffee: How to find beauty in each moment even when you’re feeling like a hot mess
This week, we celebrated National Coffee Day on Sept. 29 and International Coffee Day on Oct. 1 (originally Oct. 3 which is still the date I remember). These are my favorite fake holidays — or …
Seasons change: How to let people go and still be happy
Autumn has arrived on the calendar, but here in Texas, it’s still Summer … I saw pumpkins outside my grocery store today literally getting sunburned! I feel like Rapunzel needing to let down my long …
Don’t allow another person to define your worth
NOTE: From the royal vault originally posted in April 2021. It’s amazing to me how other people think they have the right to tell you who you are or what your strengths and talents are. It’s …
Enmeshment: The relationship killer
NOTE: This was originally posted in June 2021. For more insight and an exercise to do, be sure to check out the video. Remember the Looney Toons cartoon with Pepé Le Pew? Remember how the black …
How to grieve the death of an estranged parent … or any breakup or loss
This post and video were published in 2022 as a follow up to the original post and the follow up post. Check them out to get a full picture of the grieving process I went …
Lessons learned from grieving the death of an estranged parent
This post was published in January 2021. It’s a follow up to the original. I also made a video a year later that will guide you through an exercise to help you navigate the grieving …
How to grieve the death of an estranged parent
This blog post was originally published in January 2014. It’s been one of my most read posts every day. I process my emotions through writing, and it was my hope (and still is today) that …
Ch, ch, ch, ch … Changes
It’s so interesting for me to read these older posts and remember what was going on in my life when I wrote them. Some of them are just me researching and writing to solve my …