13 Reasons Why Not
Perhaps you watched the popular Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, in the early seasons, and believe that if you suicide, you’ll be around later to watch the way your death affects the people who hurt you but there are no guarantees about that. For all anyone knows, death is final. If you believe in an […]
Grief: Finding the GLOW
If you follow this blog, you’ve likely read about finding the GLOW® (gifts, lessons, opportunities and wisdom) in our challenging life situations. Recently, a reader asked me to write more about the personal process I went through following the death of my husband. What follows is my attempt to do that, although it was more […]
Appreciation for the G.L.O.W.-Mental Freedom®
Appreciation for the G.L.O.W. is a four-step process that helps you on your path to Mental Freedom®. Each month, I have been dedicating one of my blog posts to my new Mental Freedom® Experience. This month, I’d like to expand the concept of Appreciation that can come after discovering and accepting the G.L.O.W., which is […]
Obliterate Stress during the Pandemic
Well, what do you know—it is Stress Awareness Month in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. What could be more stressful than a crisis with no end in sight? Of course, it’s bringing stress into our awareness in a big way. What is stress, really? Of course, we all know it’s a physiological response to […]
Grieving from a Choice Theory Perspective
When someone we love dies, it triggers a grief process that everyone experiences. It’s best described by Elizabeth Kublar-Ross in her book, On Death and Dying. In it, she discusses the five stages that people go through: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally, acceptance. No one can predict how long a phase will […]
Grieving from a Choice Theory® Perspective
When someone we love dies, we go through a grief process that was best described by Elizabeth Kublar-Ross in her book, On Death and Dying. This process is made up of five stages—denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. These stages can happen in any order and are not predictable . You can be experiencing […]
Starting Over
Starting over after the loss of a loved one is a monumental task that can feel overwhelming at times. Whether there has been a death, a divorce, or a separation from a friend, rebuilding your life is usually is necessary. Shock and denial are normally initial reactions after a loss, particularly if there was no […]
Cooperatively Parenting Children through Divorce
If you and your spouse have decided to divorce, for your children’s sake, you must cooperatively parent them through your divorce as a team. Even if it seems like one day your spouse announced to you he or she wants a divorce, you can be certain your spouse considered it for a long time. Divorce is rarely an easy snap decision, especially when kids are involved.