Tag Archives: acceptance

Lighting the Mother Shadow

For some women Mother’s Day is not an easy day. Daughters of mothers who could not nurture them experience emotional fallout that casts a shadow over this day and indeed their lives. Clarissa Pinkola Estes writes about the Stone Child, stories and myths of the unmothered child. As women, we experience “collapsing” and a wildContinue reading “Lighting the Mother Shadow”

Eat or Spend? The High Cost of Insecurity

Almost anyone who struggles with an eating disorder or really any addiction is familiar with how we can switch obsessions. If we are not drinking, we are eating. If we are not eating, we are smoking. If we are not working, we are drinking. On and on. Spending is one of the favorite “go to”Continue reading “Eat or Spend? The High Cost of Insecurity”

The “W” in Worry

There is a well- known Serenity Prayer by Friedrich Nietzsche and used in 12 step recovery programs that seeks to relieve us of our mental turmoil: God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference.” What is not quoted asContinue reading “The “W” in Worry”

A Short Guide to Developing Denials and Affirmations

Using the power of your words to create your experiences can be very satisfying and stress relieving.  More than just positive thinking, denials and affirmations are a dynamic duo in managing our perceptions and feelings toward achieving satisfaction in relationships, work and other areas. They are based on the truth that the universe is supportingContinue reading “A Short Guide to Developing Denials and Affirmations”

The Sources of Resentments

  “Why did she do that to me? I’ve never done anything to her!” “No one crosses me and doesn’t pay for it.”             “He may think he can do that to me, but just let him try it again.” Resentments are often called frozen rage or “drinking poison andContinue reading “The Sources of Resentments”

Did My Agent Call?

You have to understand I consider myself the Forest Gumpess of my Midwestern city. I say this because of the critical intersections of my life with the leaders of the city that, even though they are unknown to the vast majority, were still part of major movements at the time. I worked with a CongressContinue reading “Did My Agent Call?”