What keeps us from - Speaking directly? Taking responsibility for our choices, actions, and words? Confronting difficult situations? In a word, anxiety. We're afraid of the pain - getting hurt, hurting; being blamed, [...]
When I'm first getting acquainted with a client, the subject of abuse often comes up. When I ask, "Do you feel you are being abused?", often I hear, "Oh, no, well . [...]
You know what you deserve in your relationships. Learn the three absolutely essential ingredients needed for healthy, satisfying, and flourishing professional AND personal relationships. Warning - this information will challenge you to [...]
Do you ever wonder what that "magic" is that causes some people to attract others so easily to themselves? We describe them as charming, personable, or magnetic. Do you ever question why you're [...]
Yesterday morning I attended a presentation, hosted by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, on matching resources with needs at a global level. With newly developed technology and international networking, churches, charities, [...]
Today I completed my mail-in ballot for 2016. I'm kind of a political junkie, so I was informed about the candidates. I researched the judges and studied the pros and cons of [...]
Last weekend I attended “Believe – the Ultimate Business Conference for Women” in Kansas City, MO. With over 1,000 women (and a handful of wise men) and 18 energetic, wildly successful, authentic, [...]
Our global experience and understanding of sexuality – in an amazing kaleidoscope of diversity - has been transformed in the past century. What was once condemned, feared, misunderstood, hidden, or denied is now [...]
There’s nothing like a quiet breakaway to the mountains – away from the stimulating adrenaline rush of the city. The fresh, crisp air, the majesty of trees, rocks, streams, lakes, flowers, birds, [...]
“You’re just being too sensitive.” Perhaps. Often, however, these words are spoken by someone who’s actually . . . frustrated or afraid of your pain (or your anger). I’ve observed we have a tendency to [...]
