More on response to crisis, inspired by your comments.
Your responses to my last blog, 10 things people say to people in crisis, have brought additional important ideas to the forefront. I...
10 things people say to people in crisis. And thoughts about how to handle them.
When a crisis happens – a serious illness, catastrophic injury, end to a relationship, loss of a loved one, financial disaster, or...
Whack-a-Mole, gratitude edition
Thanksgiving has become, for me, a loaded holiday. Not just loaded with food. Loaded with memories of past Thanksgivings. Loaded with...
Forget balance. Strive for recognition. And, down the road, acceptance.
A couple of days ago I read a posting by Elizabeth Gilbert about the word “balance,” which she says “haunts and punishes modern women...
Grief is a spaghetti bowl
The more I read and talk about grief, the more I hear the word “nonlinear,” and the more applicable that word becomes. From my experience...
For support in a crisis: Presence and patience, hold the judgment.
So many times in my life when someone I loved was in crisis, I asked myself, the person, and anyone else who would listen: What can I do...
Why judgment? I'll tell you.
Why judgment? Why I have honed in on judgment as a prime source of unhappiness and killer of motivation? I am not talking about judgment...
You have the answer
What to do about cancer? You have your own best answer. Back in February, a Canadian study on mammography appeared in the news. The...