Divorce marks the end of a chapter, but it also signifies the beginning of a new journey. For women, the aftermath of a divorce can be a period of rediscovery, resilience, and reinvention. This blog is for you.
Divorce Recovery
The Savage Race 2.0: The Deeper Lessons
The Savage Race 2.0: The Deeper Lessons For many of you who have been following my blogs for a while, you may remember last year around this time when I wrote a few blogs about facing your fears, discovering your courage, and what I learned on my first go around with the mud run obstacle … Read more
Take Time to Fall in Love with Yourself
Fall in Love with Yourself In the past 7 years since my divorce, I have spent a lot of time with myself. I experimented with online dating and had a couple of significant long-term relationships. Yet, I continued to struggle with what felt like unfinished business from my past relationship patterns. As a marriage and … Read more
Make Friends With Your Self!
Are you friends with your Self? When someone asks you who your friends are, do you include your Self? This does not seem to be a common practice in our society and may even elicit a few questioning looks. However, a solid relationship with your Self is incredibly beneficial. Often in my writing you may … Read more
Follow Your Inner kNOwing
Follow Your Inner kNOwing: Very early on in my hypnotherapy training with the Wellness Institute, I (who at the time was not very well versed in the art of refusal) was given a homework assignment to practice for a short period of time: I was asked to respond to everything that was requested of me … Read more
The Gifts of Forgiveness
The Gifts of Forgiveness: As most of us do, I am sure that you have someone or something in your life that needs forgiveness. We all have hurts, resentments, regrets, traumas and experiences that we wish turned out differently. This backwards focus on the past keeps you from moving forward. To stay stuck in the … Read more
Courage Revisited
Click to Watch the Official Savage Race Spring 2015 Video A Courage Challenge: This weekend is the moment of truth as I embark on my Savage Race adventure. I am once again revisiting the concept of courage that I shared a few weeks ago. (click to read “Face Your Fears”). I can write and speak and … Read more
Be Invincible!
Kelly Clarkson’s new song, “Invincible,” has me hooked. It has become my new theme song. Do you have one of those? First of all, what an awesome word: invincible. It evokes power, courage, truth, endurance, resilience, strength, and that knowing that comes with trusting yourself. The first time I heard it sneak through the radio … Read more
Overcome Loneliness Through a Deeper Relationship with Yourself
Take a look at the little girl in this picture. I’m sure its hard to resist smiling. Don’t you just automatically love her? Its so easy to see her as a precious, innocent, earnest and pure being. Now, for a moment, I would like for you to close your eyes and imagine that a child … Read more
Face Your Fears and Discover Your Courage
Recently, my younger brother who turns 40 this year, asked me to run a mud obstacle race with him. Many of you may have heard of the “Savage Race” among other ridiculously dirty and challenging obstacle courses where thousands of adults test their abilities, return to their youth for a brief moment, and push themselves … Read more