Every day I consciously look for moments of magic in the midst of my often busy, sometimes crazy days. I hope my moments inspire you to look for your own…
In times of uncertainty and sadness, I find great comfort in this poem, The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I go and lie … Continue Reading
Do you or anyone you know find yourself overwhelmed by fear? If so, I wrote an article on EMDR therapy that you may find really helpful. It’s posted today over on the Preemie Babies 101 Website. Please know that EMDR is not just for parents of premature babies. EMDR is wonderful resource for anyone working toward overcoming trauma. … Continue Reading
With Lee just returning to work this week, and driving himself for the first time today, I’m attempting to catch back up on my life. I want to send out a huge thank you to everyone who sent along well wishes, positive thoughts and healing energy. It really worked! Lee is recovering beautifully. To my … Continue Reading
Do you know anyone who has an upcoming surgery? Perhaps my husband’s story will help… Three days ago I was sitting in the hospital waiting room while my husband, Lee was having the ACL and meniscus in his knee repaired. As you may know from my book or blog, I believe illness and injury, though … Continue Reading
The first thing I always do when I pick up a new book is flip it over and read the back cover. My latest was Renee Trudeau’s new book, Nurturing the Soul of Your Family – 10 Ways to Reconnect and Find Peace in Everyday Life. When I read the line… “What would it feel like to … Continue Reading
I wrote this a while back when my book just came out, but thought today was a perfect day to share it again. 10 Lessons from Having a Preemie (Hatherleigh Press, 2012) 1.) You didn’t do anything wrong. It is completely normal to feel guilty, ashamed and terribly afraid after giving birth to a preemie, but It Is Not Your Fault. You … Continue Reading
Inspired by my post from a couple of weeks ago, my daughter asked to stop at our local nursery for some flower therapy. She took lots of photos, but this one in particular blew me away. If only I were a painter! This morning I picked up Eckhart Tolle’s book, Oneness With All Life, which contains … Continue Reading
This week I’ll be writing to you from Vail, Colorado, where we’re headed with the kids for their vacation week. At the moment I’m writing to you from 22,000 feet somewhere in the air over Massachusetts en route to NYC where we change planes for Colorado. Earlier this morning it became perfectly clear where last … Continue Reading
I thought about this the other day, after I’d already posted the blog on managing anxiety, and wished I’d included it on the list. As a kid, I used to frequently visit my Aunt Mimi and one of my favorite things to do with her was head to her friend’s garden nursery for what Aunt … Continue Reading
Anxiety. We’re old friends. Fear is an old friend, too, but for me, anxiety and fear are different. They’re close cousins, for sure, but distinguishable in many ways. Fear arrives crashing throughout my front door, up in my face, in this alarmist, everything is big and scary sort of way. Whereas Anxiety tends to sneak in … Continue Reading
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