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I just finished reading Time of the Child by Niall Williams, 2024. Such a tender, lyrical, beautiful story set in a country parish in...
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Apr 192 min read
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Pay Attention and Find Purpose
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...
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Mar 292 min read
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We Need Role Models in Our Lives
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...
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Feb 265 min read
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How Does Therapy Heal?
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...
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Jan 264 min read
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My Year of 50 Books
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...
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Dec 29, 202410 min read
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The Path Not Taken
I returned to Wisconsin and got accepted into UW-Milwaukee's Master in Social Work program in the first cohort of nine students...
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Nov 6, 20244 min read
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Pursuing Authenticity: A Journey Toward Freedom
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...
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Oct 10, 20243 min read
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The Power of my Group--we are a "man o' war!"
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...
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Sep 4, 20243 min read
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Be Like Kobe and Take the Shot
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....
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Jul 25, 20242 min read
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Summer Solstice Yoga Class
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...
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Jun 18, 20241 min read
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Be My Garden Guest
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...
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Jun 11, 20242 min read
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When something awesome changes...
“Everything is constantly changing; nothing remains the same.” Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher, taught us that if there is one...
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May 16, 20245 min read
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What is the kindest thing you can say about yourself?
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....
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Apr 12, 20242 min read
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Estrangement
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 ...
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Feb 27, 20243 min read
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Happy "Birth" day?
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...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
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Winter Solstice
We are fast approaching the winter solstice on December 21. The Latin word "solstice" literally means "sun stands still" either at its...
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Dec 9, 20232 min read
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A special place
On Sunday afternoon October 15, while driving home from church, I impulsively said to my husband, "There is a special place in the woods...
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Nov 11, 20232 min read
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Sunflower Power
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...
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Oct 19, 20231 min read
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Falling
Falling off a paddleboard may seem relatively harmless, but it taught me something about coping with life when it feels scary or...
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Sep 24, 20232 min read
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Silence
I recently returned from a weekend of silence. I thought I had signed up for a meditation retreat at The Christine Center, located deep...
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Sep 9, 20233 min read
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