life-changing – The Self-Help Whisperer®

Another day gone by…

9 Jan 2023

Hi Friends & Readers, from the land of Boxville Corners, where everywhere you turn is boxes, boxes, boxes… as far as the eye can see! I have not dropped off…

Self-Help Whispering

A Self-Help Moment – Bells will be ringing

10 Jun 20229 Feb 2023

I haven't talked about this yet... but... I've taken a very deep dive into one of my old self-help books for the last week. I'm going page by page, word…

From My Bookshelf

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.…

From My Bookshelf

Being Joy – Unexpected Keeper!

20 Mar 2022

What happens when you’re looking for one book by an author, find another, and then find out it’s not even the same person at all? Being Joy is by Gloria…

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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

The Year of No nonsense – Perfect for this moment!

6 Oct 20219 Feb 2023

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…

From My Bookshelf

A New Earth – It will change your state of consciousness or it will be meaningless.

23 Apr 20219 Feb 2023

"Complaining is one of the ego's favorite strategies for strengthening itself. Every complaint is a little story the mind makes up that you completely believe in. Whether you complain aloud…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Reading by the Colors

30 Mar 20219 Feb 2023

This post could write itself. Wait, no, not what I meant. I meant, I could write this with my eyes closed. Wait, also not what I meant, except, actually, I could, because I learned…

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Love, Life & Lucille – A life well lived with ribbons

11 Mar 202111 Mar 2021

My theory is that those at the very beginning and those near the end of life hold a special bond. It's almost as if they're so close to heaven, they…

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Remember this one?* – The Hero Within

8 Oct 20208 Oct 2020

No matter how much people want to feel loved, appreciated, and a part of things, they will be lonely until they make a commitment to themselves, a commitment that is…

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Remember this one?* – Emotional Intelligence

17 Sep 2020

My IQ is modest. My common-sense is pretty-much nil. But my emotional intelligence? Well, let’s just say it works better than the other two combined. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman is the kind…

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Remember this one? – “Her name, Titanic”

29 Mar 202029 Mar 2020

March 29, 2020: Sometimes I feel led to share something and don't know why. This post jumped out at me today so I'm sharing it. It's one of my favorites!…

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Remember this one? – “Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain”

21 Mar 2020

I remember the first time I mentioned to my doctor that I believe I have Fibromyalgia. She rolled her eyes. I stopped as I wrote that last part, about her…

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Remember this one? – Radical Feminist Therapy

18 Mar 2020

I found Radical Feminist Therapy by Bonnie Burstow in a thrift shop. I suspect it was a textbook for Women’s Studies in a college or University. There were a couple of things…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Motherhood The Second Oldest Profession

14 Jun 20199 Feb 2023

“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…

Self-Help Whispering

Ghost Whisperer – What festers below the surface?

18 May 20199 Feb 2023

It will not surprise you to know that during 2014: My Year of Pain I gravitated toward mostly-spiritual television. I've already talked about Being Erica. Today, I will be talking about…

From My Bookshelf

Five Wishes – And, one important question!

13 May 20199 Feb 2023

My life is a complete success because I live in a state of completion with all my friends and family. I say all the important things I need to say,…

From My Bookshelf

New Beginnings – It’s time.

23 Apr 20199 Feb 2023

When one is a stranger to oneself then one is estranged from others too. - Ann Morrow Lindbergh New Beginnings by Betty Jane Wylie has been sitting quietly on my…

Self-Help Whispering

DON’T GO THERE! (This flies in the face of everything I’ve read about healing trauma)

21 Apr 20195 Sep 2022

As many of you know, my mother is a Dr. Mom (Ph.D. Jungian therapist) and I respect her immensely. She has been my guru and my muse on many-a-post(s) here.…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Fearless Living

18 Apr 20199 Feb 2023

Many years ago, I attended an in-service at the college where I worked. It was one of those “pick one of these and attend or don’t bother coming back to…

From My Bookshelf

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? – Start Late, Finish Rich

6 Apr 20199 Feb 2023

I’m old. And as Chef Ramsey would say: “Let’s get that right, yeah?” I’m going to talk – for just a moment – about me and money. Or rather, me and my…

From My Bookshelf

Perimenopause and Menopause – Ladies Night

3 Apr 201924 Feb 2021

Yes, today's books are about women ... but men, please don't go! (I say this because if there's one thing I know, it's that menopause vies with tampons to top…

From My Bookshelf

The One Plan – Not for the fainthearted!

1 Apr 20199 Oct 2019

The One Plan by Yogi Cameron Alborzian will surprise you in a few ways. Ever heard of a yogic therapist? Me, neither! Cameron Alborzian IS one! Ever heard of the…

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A Series – The Tapping Solution – Part 2

12 Mar 20199 Feb 2023

This (probably/obviously) follows up A Series – The Tapping Solution – Part 1. The Tapping Solution by Nick Ortner is an amazing book and program. That said, I have a confession... and it pains…

From My Bookshelf

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry -A Modern Spiritual Journey

26 Jan 20199 Oct 2019

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield is a book I'd never heard of and passed on the shelves at my fave thrift store a dozen times. For one…

From My Bookshelf

The December Project – Lightness & Grace

12 Jan 20199 Oct 2019

My sister-in-law Shirley is infused with light. I felt it emanating from her the first time we met (about 19 years ago!) and over the years, it has only brightened.…

From My Bookshelf

Emotional Intelligence – Redefining “Smart”

8 Aug 20189 Oct 2019

My IQ is modest. My common-sense is pretty-much nil. But my emotional intelligence? Well, let's just say it works better than the other two combined. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman…

From My Bookshelf

I’M OK – YOU’RE OK – But he’s weird

6 Aug 20189 Oct 2019

“Three things make people want to change. One is that they hurt sufficiently. They have beat their heads against the same wall so long that they decide they have had…

From My Bookshelf

The Secret of the Shadow -Come out of hiding

4 Aug 20189 Oct 2019

“Embracing our dark side gives us a new found freedom to be with the darkness in others. For when I can love all of me, I will love all of…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – The Artist’s Way

27 Jul 20189 Feb 2023

Learning is movement from moment to moment. J. Krishnamurti It was Christmas, 1990-something.... the mid-somethings. Every year, we met at Nana's house for brunch and a gift exchange. I am…

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