Tory’s claim to fame was her strong work ethic and infectious laughter. Raising her two children single-handedly and running her freelance event planning business, Tory made it look easy. She refused to complain and somehow managed to get whatever support she needed. More recently Tory battled breast cancer. True to form her resilience shined through…
Certain reminders or pictures can sometimes go right to the core of an emotional trigger. Every year I get a postcard from our local synagogue reminding me of the day my mother died. It’s a day that is forever etched in my heart and soul. Yet each year when that postcard arrives it feels raw…
Do you get emotionally triggered? It used to be that when I reached out to someone and they didn’t respond in what I considered a reasonable amount of time that I would get emotionally triggered. I would feel hurt, rejected and invisible. Sometimes I sat with these feelings festering inside and other times I would…
Lucy, a successful attorney spent the past twenty years working for a law firm. For years she balanced her work and family life well and savored her time dabbling in the arts and going for occasional vacations. Now that her twin girls have flown from the nest, Lucy finds herself feeling bored with her work,…
Sarah lost more than a few family members to the Holocaust. She grew up hearing stories at home and her religious school about the grim details of WWII. By the age of seven Sarah was talking about her fear of death—her own and that of her parents, siblings, friends and everyone else who mattered in…
Deborah just turned fifty-two and was sending her baby off to college. She loved raising her son and now longed to get back to her second passion as a nurse practitioner. Deborah was at a crossroads about what area of medicine she would work; maybe consulting, family medicine or obstetrics. In the end she decided…
What happens when you lose a good friend? Friends are the people that we let in to the inner sanctum. They make our lives sweeter during the good and difficult times. Friends are our supports and reality testers. There can be challenges but we rely on each other knowing that it’s safe. At 51 Lena…
What does your morning usually feel like? Jessica told me that every morning she woke up and headed into the bathroom. She stared into her tired eyes, scanned her flabby body and cursed the day ahead. No wonder she felt overwhelmed, exhausted and depressed! Every morning you have a choice about how you show up…
What would it take for you to live the best version of your life? Remember when you were eight years old and thought that you were going to be or do something great? Perhaps you had fantasies about being a famous actress, teacher, astronaut or musician. The sky was the limit! Then you started getting…
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