On Falling Down, Getting Back Up and Being Enough September 8, 2014 • 2 Comments “There comes a time in life when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. Surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don’t. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is part of life,…
The Illuminating Journey of Self Healing January 13, 2014 • 2 Comments A few months ago I was honored to be asked to guest post on the fabulous TalkProject.net. I am a big fan of sharing stories and I adore Tracie Nichols’ work. I hope you will explore the site. This is a re-post of what I shared and because I hope 2014 is the year we can all lay ourselves out…
On Body Image and Being Enough October 7, 2013 • 2 Comments When I was an impressionable young girl my mother was larger than life, thin as a rail and favored cigarettes to eating. She subsisted on cottage cheese, See’s candy and vodka, and she looked damn good in clothes. While her contemporaries fell victim to the vagaries of middle age weight gain, she managed to defy it. I was never quite…