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The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem – Er, Seven Actually

24 Apr 2022

Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves. That judgment impacts every moment and every aspect of our existence.…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Things & Stuff

17 Mar 202218 Mar 2022

Where does the phrase, “Things & Stuff” come from? In *our house* it came from Tess. You’ve heard about her before. She’s the cat that saved my life. No small…

From My Bookshelf

Easy like Sunday – Oh, Pooh!

16 Jan 2022

What new thing can be said about a book known and loved by everyone I’ve ever met? Maybe this: ‘A gorgeous new collectible edition of the beloved classic, Winnie-the-Pooh, crafted as a…

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Remember this one?* – Soul Without Shame

21 Dec 202120 Dec 2021

If you’re looking for a quick-fix for your shame, Soul Without Shame by Byron Brown is NOT it. Not that it’s a difficult read – it isn’t – but that it’s heavy…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – A Little Perspective

9 Dec 2021

Mindfulness (my word of the year for 2022) has been ever-present on my mind as we wind down these dark, cold, days of 2021. Sometimes, it is relatively easy. Like,…

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Picture of the Day – Hair & There

4 Dec 2021

As seen at a Christmas market last night. Oh, that my hair could look this good! In other news, there were animal advocates protesting there. I don’t disagree with fighting…

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Mind Over Meds – Soooooo Pissed!

8 Nov 2021

If the thirty-or-so pages of Notes at the back of the book don't convince you that Andrew Weil, MD is qualified to write Mind Over Meds, then nothing will. And…

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Toxic Psychiatry – A little light reading

27 Oct 202127 Oct 2021

It's that time of year... spooky days... so a horror book is in order, don't cha think? Cue scary music... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtGTot98UAo Allow me to introduce one of the scariest books…

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Bio Moment – “Mama! Dad! STOP Fighting! Please!!”

14 Aug 2021

Very often in the warmer months, I sit in bed with my coffee (thanks, sweet husband, for always bringing my coffee up to me in the morning!) next to an…

From My Bookshelf

What Mama Taught Me – This Book is a Lighthouse

2 Aug 20212 Aug 2021

In doing research for today's book, I read a ton about the author Tony Brown, host of the longest-running series on PBS - Tony Brown's Journal. So, what I guess…

From My Bookshelf

The Wind in the Willows – A Gift for Our Inner Child

28 Jun 202128 Jun 2021

“When the girl returned, some hours later, she carried a tray, with a cup of fragrant tea steaming on it; and a plate piled up with very hot buttered toast,…

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What Happened to You? – That is the question

4 May 2021

Many books claim to be life-changers but few live up to the promise. Let me give you a head's up about What Happened to You? by Bruce D. Perry, MD,…

Self-Help Whispering

Until We Meet Again, Dad

26 Feb 202128 Mar 2021

Those of you who have been here since the beginning know that my dad fell a little over three years ago. Until that time, I thought he'd live forever. At…

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The Last Taboo – Mental Illness, thy name is Stigma

10 Feb 202113 Apr 2021

TW: Discussion of mental health disorders, suicide ideation and a deep dive into stigma. It seems only fitting that I link Canadian Amazon on a book about Mental Health in…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – When a Parent is Depressed

5 Feb 20216 Feb 2021

In the interest of honesty, I almost didn’t write today. I did a “Remember this one?” post yesterday and skipped the day before. Here I go again… into the spiral…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Who do you think you’re fooling?

4 Feb 20214 Feb 2021

Last night, in that space between awake and asleep, I thought of this phrase... Who do you think you're fooling? And I heard a voice... You're not special. You never…

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Remember this one?* – Boundaries (Where You End and I Begin)

20 Jan 202124 Jan 2021

**Trigger Warning: Mention (without details) of childhood sexual abuse** There are many, many books on Boundaries. Most are very good. Just to give you an idea of how many there…

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Bradshaw On: The Family – Best of the best!

12 Jan 2021

“We have no alternative. We must break the sacred rule and question these rules because unless we talk about them, there is no way out. We must evaluate them in…

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Easy like Sunday – Stormy Daze

15 Nov 202016 Nov 2020

It's a VERY stormy day today! The winds are so strong it feels as if the house will blow down. We've been so lucky over the last two weeks with…

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Easy like Sunday – Change is only ever a good set of questions away

31 May 20201 Jun 2020

Call it serindepity or synchronicity... It began last week and ended there, too. First, was something my mother said and second, something "B" said. <<< She's one of my managers…

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Remember this one? – The Heart of Remarriage

12 May 202012 May 2020

To be clear, I never thought I’d be part of these statistics: In the U.S., 50% percent of first marriages, 67% of second, and 74% of third marriages end in divorce. Second marriages have difficulty for…

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Do it Anyway – The Paradoxical Commandments

4 Dec 20194 Dec 2019

It would make more sense if I began with the book Anyway by Kent M. Keith. I know this. The trouble is, I don't have that book, I have this…

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Romany Fortunes – Dabbling

23 Jul 201923 Jul 2019

I dabble. <<<<< There, I said it. I am open to pretty-much anything except the Ouiji board. That bad-boy is just evil. But I digress. I found Romany Fortunes by…

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Remember this one? – Motherhood The Second Oldest Profession

14 Jun 2019

“Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.” – Erma Bombeck I was going to write about comedy as self-help. Erma Bombeck was certainly funny… but I’d consider her a…

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Soul Without Shame – Heavyweight contender

11 Jun 201912 Jun 2019

If you're looking for a quick-fix for your shame, Soul Without Shame by Byron Brown is NOT it. Not that it's a difficult read - it isn't - but that…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – “You are a pig”

17 Apr 201917 Apr 2019

A few things you need to know before we get into today's post: I haven't forgotten about the Tapping Solution. In fact, I will be writing about it soon. I…

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You Don’t Look Your Age… and Other Fairy Tales – “This happened to me, learn from it!”

9 Apr 20199 Oct 2019

You Don't Look Your Age... and Other Fairy Tales by Sheila Nevins is a book after my own heart. In fact, it could have been written by me. It wasn't! But it…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Journaling

28 Mar 2019

I’ve briefly talked about journaling in several posts so far. This will be focusing on it! I am a journal fanatic… although… it goes in fits and starts. When I’m…

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The Joys of Much Too Much – Can’t argue with that!

26 Mar 20199 Oct 2019

Does anyone else see the humor of The Joys of Much Too Much being written by someone named "Fuller"? Bonnie Fuller, to be exact. This was another of my thrift shop buys.…

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Bio Moment – Exuding L❤️VE!

25 Mar 201925 Mar 2019

I know I should be writing about a book today but I had to write about this instead. It has been one rollercoaster of an afternoon and evening... and I'm…

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Remember this one? – When Parents Hurt

22 Mar 20195 Aug 2019

When Parents Hurt by Joshua Coleman, Ph.D. is a book of ouchies. Big ones. By the time you need it, there is a history… a dance… that has been going…

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