suicide – The Self-Help Whisperer®

Family Secrets – It’s not like it used to be

9 Dec 2020

John Bradshaw was not a newcomer to the self-help landscape when this book came out, nor is he a newbie here on my site, as I've written about a couple…

From My Bookshelf

Instant Analysis – Oh, that it were so simple!

17 Feb 202014 Sep 2020

Trigger Warning: Suicidal Ideation (minimal but mentioned) I used to have a book with a name something-like, "Addicted to Therapy". It was in the 1990s and I remember thinking, "So…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Trauma and Recovery

11 Oct 201911 Oct 2019

Note: October, 2019 - This post was originally written on March 26, 2018 LINK HERE and I didn't include a very important TRIGGER WARNING for suicidal ideation, violence, and abuse. Trauma and…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – My appointment with an Intuitive Life Coach

2 Oct 201916 Oct 2020

For those following my schedule, per Sunday's post ... yesterday was my meeting with Aly, the life coach and tomorrow is my meeting with MB, the intuitive animal communicator for business…

From My Bookshelf

Save-My-Life School – Raw, Ouchie and Beautiful

10 Sep 20199 Oct 2019

Sometimes, after finishing a book, I sit back, close my eyes, and consider what I've just been privileged to experience. Save-My-Life School by Natalie Harris is one of those times...…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Fearless Living

18 Apr 201918 Apr 2019

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

Healing Crystals and Gemstones – Healer or Amateur Geologist, you’ll like it!

25 Feb 20199 Oct 2019

My friend Bonney presented this book to me in the year I'd like to forget, 2014. I know this because she inscribed it: "To my gem of a friend"... and…

From My Bookshelf

Brainstorm Revolution -Many authors, one voice

7 Jan 20199 Oct 2019

Brainstorm Revolution is an anthology, of sorts. It is many stories and one, all bundled together. It is black-and-white, black and white, and a rainbow of colors. It is deep,…

From My Bookshelf

The Yeast Connection – Ew, gross!

2 Jan 20199 Oct 2019

Actually, The Yeast Connection by William G. Crook, MD may be one of the most important books you'll read, if you have a whack of weird symptoms that can't be…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Second Sight – The Isle of Avalon

28 Nov 201828 Nov 2018

It was my mother, once again*, who introduced me to the work of this author and her books. Judith Orloff, M.D. is a doctor (you noticed the M.D.?) and yet, she acknowledges…

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Bio Moment – It’s my ONE YEAR BLOGAVERSARY!

20 Oct 201820 Oct 2018

One year ago, I sat at my kitchen table, on this computer, and typed my first words as The Self-Help Whisperer™. Little did I know that the words "Who is…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – When pain feels better than not feeling at all

27 Sep 201827 Sep 2018

Subtitle: Sometimes, I have no idea what I'm talking about. Today may be one of those days. Carry on! On December 5, last year, I wrote a post about anxiety.…

From My Bookshelf

Resilience -When we tumble and fall

17 Sep 20189 Oct 2019

In her final words, she said that "in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – I miss her

5 Sep 2018

Today's featured photo is the one I'd hoped to use on my book jacket. You know, when I became a famous author, like Jessica Fletcher. (Seriously, look at the link,…

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Bio Moment – An invitation

18 Jul 201818 Jul 2018

08:54 Boss late. Texts me. Appointment with Flavio at 09:15 - 09:30. Won't be here on time. "Have him wait," he says. 09:00 Flavio earlier than boss expected. Sits down. Flips…

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Easy like Sunday – Unbelievable

10 Jun 201812 Aug 2020

Writing posts like yesterday's carries a certain terror vulnerability with it. I was so emotionally spent exhausted afterward. All I did was sit on the couch for hours, watching Dateline and eating…

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In The News – Suicide: It feels like the last tool in the healing toolkit

9 Jun 201825 Feb 2019

I'm beginning a new category for current issues that touch my heart. This week we lost two celebrities to suicide: Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade. Both still young, doing what…

From My Bookshelf

Fiction as Self-Help – Dream of Orchids

9 May 20189 Oct 2019

"Can't you let her go?" I asked gently. "Isn't it time?" He bent his head, and I saw his grief again. "I don't want to let her go. As long…

From My Bookshelf

Trauma and Recovery – What the world needs now is healing

26 Mar 20189 Oct 2019

Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman, MD is called "a landmark" ... "brilliant"... among other words of praise, every bit of it earned. This is another of my classics. Be…

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Easy like Sunday – Finding solid ground

4 Feb 20185 May 2021

“Humans are pattern-seeking story-telling animals, and we are quite adept at telling stories about patterns, whether they exist or not.” Michael Shermer My very first blog post was written on January…

From My Bookshelf

Second Sight – The Isle of Avalon

15 Nov 201722 Feb 2021

It was my mother, once again*, who introduced me to the work of this author and her books. Judith Orloff, M.D. is a doctor (you noticed the M.D.?) and yet, she…

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If you are IN CRISIS and NEED TO TALK but don’t know who to call…

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Or elsewhere in the world – By Country, as compiled by Wikipedia

Suicide hotline numbers

Someone dies from suicide every 40 seconds

United States 1 800 273 8255

Canada 1 800 456 4566