Tag: connection
The Art of Being Single: Technology
The other day I was in the darkest part of processing some sadness. I was in tears, feeling fear, grief and pain. A text came across my iPhone. It was a picture of my Dad, toasting me with a cigar in his mouth and… Continue Reading “The Art of Being Single: Technology”
Girl Talk: Chasing Numbness
Brene’ Brown says in Daring Greatly, her latest book, that drug overdose has become the most common cause of death in this country. And, it’s not heroin, cocaine or other illegal drugs…the vast majority are from prescription drug overdoses. Sarah, a nurse friend of… Continue Reading “Girl Talk: Chasing Numbness”
Midweek Share: Short-Circuiting Shame
I’m reading Brene’ Brown’s book Daring Greatly. She is a shame researcher. I don’t know how you get to be a shame researcher, but I know I’m a shame student. When I look back over my journey of recovery, shame has been one of… Continue Reading “Midweek Share: Short-Circuiting Shame”
Nurturing a Sense of Belonging
One of my beautiful, sweet friends, Julia, emailed me on Friday and suggested I do a blog on the “sense of belonging.” I’m wrestling with the idea that maybe I’m not as lonely as I think I am. I just don’t feel like I’ve… Continue Reading “Nurturing a Sense of Belonging”
Getting Your Rabbit On: Becoming Real
When the SOUL is neglected, it doesn’t just go away, it appears systematically in obsessions, addictions, violence and loss of MEANING. ~~Thomas Moore One Christmas season, I saw The Velveteen Rabbit on television. This was before I had started doing the work on myself… Continue Reading “Getting Your Rabbit On: Becoming Real”
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Midlife Moments 