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Self-Help Whispering

Grieving is Like a Lava Lamp – Field Notes and Gratitude

9 Jul 2021
Earlier this week, I received a completely-unexpected gift in the mail. Inside the package was a little wooden coin engraved with "Dad" on one side and a lantern on the…
From My Bookshelf

The Light Between Us – Paper Thin

21 Jun 202115 Sep 2021
“Picture a hand with five fingers. Each finger is distinct, but each finger also connects to the same source—the hand itself. The fingers are separate, but connected. We as humans…
From My Bookshelf

Podcast – Turning On The Light

18 Jun 2021
Nobody said this would be easy... and by that I mean... life... and podcasts. Finding my footing on our well-worn path. Hope you'll come along! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AhRlNZDeqNLYvrne4I7F7?si=7903b3788ea6458e
From My Bookshelf

Podcast – Seeing the Light After Depression

8 Jun 202118 Jun 2021
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1t4YrQpV3fIRJjLiEeXP87?si=f8522621fd8a47df
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Uphill Battle

28 May 202128 May 2021
TW: Depression I may be projecting (probably am) but I can only assume that you - the collective "you" - are tired of hearing about my (and other's) depression. I…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – On Grief and Grieving

12 May 2021
The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and…
From My Bookshelf

The Year of Magical Thinking – Beauty & The Book

10 Apr 202110 Apr 2021
“A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty.” - Joan Didion The Year of Magical Thinking is a STUNNING and significant work by prolific writer…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – The Bandaid

31 Mar 20211 Apr 2021
Last night, as we got into bed, I took a heavy quilt off my side of the bed and tossed it aside. It had been my second attempt at using…
Self-Help Whispering

Grief 101: Recover from Grief Website

23 Mar 202123 Mar 2021
I miss my dad. I find myself trying not to think about him because whenever I do, I'm sobbing. I know how very lucky and blessed I was to have…
Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Ships (that pass in the night)

7 Mar 202117 Mar 2021
My husband hates Barry Manilow. Me? I loved the song Copacabana. <<< I was such a disco queen! And his Christmas album. Oh, I kinda liked Mandy. Alright, leave me…
Self-Help Whispering

What’s the weather like there? What are you doing today?

6 Mar 20216 Mar 2021
I know you'll forgive me for not reading and writing about books right now. It's been a week and two days since Dad died... and... well, I don't feel like…
Self-Help Whispering

A heart, a dream and a photo

2 Mar 2021
“I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and…
Self-Help Whispering

The Gift – I knew who I was in his presence

27 Feb 2021
Death in the age of Covid - especially when you live in another country, even if it is a friendly, once-open-border - adds a few surprising obstacles. Then there's the…
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…
Interviews

Interview – Kathryn Leigh Scott: Supernatural Beauty

28 Nov 202028 Nov 2020
We first met Kathryn Leigh Scott in my post about her beautiful book HERE and then later, in my shameless teaser about this interview HERE. With everything we learned in…
From My Bookshelf

Now With You Now Without – The Question

9 Nov 202010 Nov 2020
My friend Roger told me about this book. Can I just stop for a moment and gush on serendipity? If it weren't for my dearest, long-time friend Betsy, who saved…

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