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Bio Moment – Back up before going forward?

27 Apr 2022
Twice, in the span of 20 minutes on my way to work, I was cut off. Once, in the driveway of Starbucks. The other time, on the road while turning…
Self-Help Whispering

Runes – Another neat thing to toss into your self-help kit

14 Apr 202214 Apr 2022
I haven’t had Runes - actual Runes - until recently, though I did have rune(s) cards (thanks to Mom!). I liked the cards a lot but always wanted an actual…
Self-Help Whispering

Fear does not prevent death it prevents life – Author unknown but I could have said it myself

13 Apr 20224 May 2022
As I drove into the driveway last night after work, I looked up and saw my headlights illuminating a vine-y heart. I pulled out my phone and snapped this shot.…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Spring Cleaning

9 Apr 202210 Apr 2022
I have a lot to tell you today! First of all, I want to apologize for the vagueness of something I said in a post last week. (Link here -…
From My Bookshelf

What Doesn’t Kill You – Blurry Line

6 Apr 20226 Apr 2022
"The dividing line between the land of the well and that of the sick is an often blurry one, and Miller documents life on its uncertain borders with clarity and…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Mind blown

4 Apr 2022
The featured photo is of me, though I don’t know what part of me … … or where it was taken. I found it when I went to my phone’s…
Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Haiku: Creation

3 Apr 2022
I love drawing and coloring! My inner child gets positively giddy! I need Spring to hurry. Does it help anything that we woke up to snow flurries? Ahhhh … Nope!…
From My Bookshelf

The Mindful Way Through Depression – This Navel Gazer Approves

29 Mar 202229 Mar 2022
Mindfulness = To "Pay attention on purpose." -pg. 47 I have to say something first. *ahem* The Mindful Way Through Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon…
Photography

Picture of the Day – “Lifted spirits”

27 Mar 2022
We woke up to snow this morning. Ugh! It was a tough work day filled with concerns about all sorts of things … along with some depression and anxiety ……
From My Bookshelf

The Dance of Deception – Apropos

14 Mar 2022
I should begin today with a short (Haha. Me. Short?) digression... A couple of days ago I wrote this post. That day was one of my worst in a month…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – “Don’t speak about *that*”

12 Mar 202213 Mar 2022
TW: Depression, anxiety, and language After almost five years here, I have learned a thing or three. One of the things I have learned ... is a double-edged sword. And…
Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Messy Insides

6 Mar 2022
The featured photo is a corner of my drop-down desk, expired asthma inhaler, and all. What you need to know: I used to be a slob. I wasn't a dirty…
Self-Help Whispering

Easy Like … Huh?

27 Feb 202227 Feb 2022
Today is an “Easy Like Sunday” kind of day.  What does that mean? First, love the song by… uh… who was that? The Commodores? Don’t feel like looking it up…
Photography

Picture of the Day – Choo-Choo!

25 Feb 2022
It stopped snowing for a while today and I got out for a little shopping! I had to stop and take a photo to share with you guys! ☺️
From My Bookshelf…

Bio-Moment – Not Just Me. Right?

20 Feb 2022
I’m not okay. Are you okay? I mean, yeah, sure, masked faces are a familiar sight, as is hand sanitizer, arrows on the floor, and statistics about how many have…
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku – “This Time of Year”

19 Feb 202219 Feb 2022
Water. Check. Freeze. Check. Turns into winter ice-scape Window to my soul.
Self-Help Whispering

Bio-Moment – Meet Sherry

16 Feb 202216 Feb 2022
As you can see, you have entered the halls of my teeny, tiny art gallery. My inner child is in charge of this one... her name is Sherry, which is…
From My Bookshelf

Enough Already – Food For Thought

14 Feb 2022
I knew I would love Enough Already by Valerie Bertinelli because ... A. I adore Bertinelli and have since her days on One Day at a Time and B. I…
Photography

Picture of the Day “A Study in Mindfulness”

23 Jan 2022
Bette needs no one to tell her how to be mindful. She simply is.
From My Bookshelf

Bio Moment – The Storm of January, 2022

17 Jan 202217 Jan 2022
It’s been a while since we’ve gotten the kind of snow that stops the world from spinning. The cars that try to get on the road? They’re spinning! The internet?…
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…
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku – “ A Tree’s Lament”

13 Jan 2022
Been waiting for you To notice me here naked Crying my eyes out.
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – I took a little dip and then I came back up for air

30 Dec 202130 Dec 2021
This won't be a long or profound post. I'm headed off to work in a half-hour and just want to check in. I've noticed that this year, I have dipped…
Self-Help Whispering

Starting Early – My Word for 2022

6 Dec 20216 Dec 2021
If you read my post from a couple of weeks ago, you know I was paring down my list. You see, every year, I choose a word to live, breathe,…
From My Bookshelf

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…
From My Bookshelf

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…
Self-Help Whispering

Revisiting My Vision for The Self-Help Whisperer®

14 Oct 202115 Oct 2021
Some things have become clear(er) to me as I step into my fifth year on this blog. Some stream-of-consciousness thoughts, as I ponder my blog-life... I've always been a believer…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Bette’s Twilight

13 Oct 202115 Oct 2021
We have two cats and you've met them both. You've heard about them both at different times throughout this blog, too. One is Hannah, our younger, black-and-white, crazy-ass, sprite that…
Self-Help Whispering

It’s my 4-year Blog-aversary! – A conversation with myself

8 Oct 20218 Oct 2021
On October 20, 2017, I wrote the following, in italics. The bolded comments that follow each paragraph are written today, in response. Here we go! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Who is this person?…
From My Bookshelf

The Year of No nonsense – Perfect for this moment!

6 Oct 2021
The title to chapter 4 of The Year of No Nonsense is the crux of why I love this book. The chapter is called, "Breaking Up with the Lies We…
Self-Help Whispering

Vive Le Color! – Mixed Media

18 Sep 2021
Here's what happens when you buy your books at a discount. You may get a coloring book called Vive Le Color! Peace WITHOUT the (normally included) colored pencils. Do I…
Self-Help Whispering

Picture(s) of the Day – The Last Ten Days

10 Sep 2021
Friends and readers, I've had a bit of a bumpy ride over the last little while. It started with my new shoes. Turns out that memory foam and floofy-ness on…
From My Bookshelf

You Can Heal Your Life – It’s a Beaut!

24 Aug 202124 Aug 2021
August 24, 2021 What can I say about a reblog of a book that's prolific in it's reach and popularity? Not much more than I said in the original blog…
Photography…

Photo Journal & Update on my Health Journey – Last of the Summer Blooms

21 Aug 2021
The Summer of 2021 will stand out as one of the best of my life! I will never forget how I made time stand still by just GETTING OUT OF…
Self-Help Whispering

Learning to Read – Me & Duffy Brown

6 Aug 20216 Aug 2021
Yesterday, I was wrong. There's a first for everything! LOL I thought I was headed into a depression. It made no sense (for reasons I shared in -or is it…
From My Bookshelf

Depression & Other Magic Tricks – This Woman Speaks to Me

5 Aug 2021
I had no idea that Indigo Books (and Button Poetry) created little special editions. I do now! Depression & Other Magic Tricks could have been written by me. Kinda. But…
From My Bookshelf

I Feel Too Much – Yeah, me too!

22 Jul 202128 Jul 2021
I Feel Too Much by Alicia McBride was sent to me as a Book Review Request. I was sent a PDF of the book and was not otherwise compensated for…
From My Bookshelf

YOU The Owner’s Manual – Prescription: Take the next 371 pages and call them in the morning

12 Jul 202112 Jul 2021
"Welcome to your body. Why don't you come on in and take a look around?" - Michael F. Roizen, MD and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. It will surprise you -…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – When the (Falling) Down Days Come

8 Jul 20218 Jul 2021
Today is a down day. I fell yesterday while walking back to my car after a brutal trip to the grocery store. I say "brutal" because it was a big…
From My Bookshelf

PODCAST – A Lifetime of Diets & Exercise – The Sheryl Plan

6 Jul 20216 Jul 2021
https://anchor.fm/sheryl-nelsen-hutton/episodes/The-Sheryl-Plan---Diet--Exercise-Journey-e141htb
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Health Anxiety, Be Gone!

2 Jul 2021
This is going to be written stream-of-consciousness and without my usual attention to detail. It's not to say it will be poorly-written, just quickly and without pretence. I have found…
From My Bookshelf

Skinny Bitch – No-Nonsense or No-Way-José ?

30 Jun 202130 Jun 2021
Last day of June 2021... I can't believe it! What an interesting (!?!) reblog today! January 2019 was just another day where I rued the fact that I'm fat and…

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