Archive for June 2023

Sometimes, other people’s words are the best words.  This time they are Brene Brown’s. Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind.  It’s simple, yet seemingly complicated and challenging at the same time. We have all experienced getting off a call or walking away from a conversation with an icky anxious feeling we can’t quite place.  We…

Story time.  Stick with me though, I promise the take away is worth it. So, my daughter says to me during her process of preparing to become the proud owner of her very own pet fish, “Mom, I’m not going to name my fish because if it dies then I won’t be sad.”  To which I respond…

Been there. Done that. Got the t-shirt.  Laid off? Got it.  Divorced? Yep, have that one too. Death? Loss? Grief? Oh boy, do I have quite the collection of those. But here’s the thing, in time… I have outgrown them all.  Sure, I still have them. And once in a while, I pull them out, to remind…