I just finished reading Time of the Child by Niall Williams, 2024. Such a tender, lyrical, beautiful story set in a country parish in...

Saturday morning as my husband and I walked down the driveway with my dog for our morning walk, the letter carrier pulled up to our...

Finding a person who has done something you admire goes beyond admiration--they can be a guide, an inspiration, a model, and even a road...

I picked up an inquiry off of my website from a young woman looking for a therapist. I set up a phone consultation with her to discuss...

I love reading. I want to share what I read this past year with you. For me, reading is a way to journey to other places without leaving...

I returned to Wisconsin and got accepted into UW-Milwaukee's Master in Social Work program in the first cohort of nine students...

Recently a client of mine dropped onto my couch in my office and said with a sigh from deep inside of her, "I'm exhausted from trying to...

Sixteen years ago a woman who I professionally knew--but only barely-- called me up and told me she was forming a women's group and would...

Last month our son Ethan (through me) gave my husband a book for Father's Day called Kobe: Life Lessons From a Legend, 2021, Nelson Pena....

Join me on Saturday June 22 at 1pm at the Barefoot Haven Yoga studio in Greendale WI for a 90 minute yoga class as we celebrate the...

Be my guest and tour my garden sanctuary on Saturday June 29 between 10am-2pm at 4827 S. 94th St, Greenfield. Totally free, but consider...

“Everything is constantly changing; nothing remains the same.” Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher, taught us that if there is one...

What is the kindest thing you can say about yourself? This might seem like a banal question. But take a moment and dig into it....

What to do about running into a family member that you haven't had contact with in almost 20 years? I literally ran into my father at ...

In January I turn a year older. Every year it happens. Whether I want it to or not. This year, I prefer another way of saluting my...

We are fast approaching the winter solstice on December 21. The Latin word "solstice" literally means "sun stands still" either at its...

On Sunday afternoon October 15, while driving home from church, I impulsively said to my husband, "There is a special place in the woods...

I want to be like this sunflower. This resilient beauty is growing in a slender crack in the gutter. Yes, right in a street corner in my...

Falling off a paddleboard may seem relatively harmless, but it taught me something about coping with life when it feels scary or...

I recently returned from a weekend of silence. I thought I had signed up for a meditation retreat at The Christine Center, located deep...