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Building Community in Your 4 Walls

Building Community in Your 4 Walls

It is a battle to keep families connected in our technological savvy culture. Too many kids are plugged-in to their electronics and plugged out of their relationships. Even as adults, we sometimes prefer our superficial relationships on Twitter and Facebook to...
Quiet Anger

Quiet Anger

We all know at the deep center of our beings that relationships are important. We all strive, functional or not, healthy or not, to land ourselves in relationship with others where we feel known…. where we can be ourselves and know, the other person isn’t going to...
Quiet Anger: How We Got Here

Quiet Anger: How We Got Here

Last week, we discussed what quiet anger looks like. If you would like a refresher, you can read that post here. Now that we have an idea of what quiet anger looks like and how it sabotages our relationships, let’s look at how we got here. How We Got Here Each of us...
Quiet Anger: What I Can Do About It

Quiet Anger: What I Can Do About It

Over the last couple of posts, we have discussed what quiet anger is and how we got to where we are. Today, let’s chat about what we can do about it. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. In order to fully benefit from overcoming quiet anger, seeking a...
Surprised by Grief: A Friend’s Reaction

Surprised by Grief: A Friend’s Reaction

“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face – I know it’s an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.” ― Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle There are days when grief hits you without prejudice, without...
Not Today, Honey!!

Not Today, Honey!!

Some days, as a parent, you just want to sit. Sleep. Relax. You are exhausted. You think you just can’t take any more in. Life is overwhelming, frustrating, confusing. And then, in comes your beautiful child, beaming with energy and asking, “Can we ……?” and your...