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...