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Continue reading →: Black Lives MatterAs a white woman who grew up in the south, rural Florida, Confederate flags, rifles and proud rednecks were customary in the large trucks cruising down most streets. My stepfather worked at a local pawn shop and carried his gun strapped to his side every day, prepared to fight back…
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Continue reading →: Losing a loved one
How do you walk ahead when you lose someone you love? How do you pull the weight of grief around day by day when it feels as though sandbags are hanging around your neck? How do you make peace with all the unsaid words? The moments you wished you could…
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Continue reading →: Creating life
As I stood in line at the fertility doctor that morning I was overwhelmed with a feeling of awe, sadness and hope. My husband and I had been trying to have children for almost 2 years. We began seeing a fertility doctor in October, then instantly found out we were…
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Continue reading →: Great advice for entrepreneurs!
Check out @Forbes’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/451078969308479488
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Continue reading →: Young Love
Photo Courtesy of cdn.greenweddingshoes.com Remember when you were 5, and you had your first crush? I think back to all the things I did to gain the attention of my first love interest and wondered – what if we used some of these tactics now? I’m sure we could easily come…
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Continue reading →: Terminating the client-counselor relationship
What is the best way to end the counseling relationship? A counselor’s hope is with the client in a better place and with a higher level of awareness. Of course we want to know that we made a difference, but that’s the tricky part of working with humans. We are…
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Continue reading →: Happiness…
Courtesy of weheartit.com I found this picture and it makes me think of happy times. I grew up in Florida and I was married on the beach, so it is one of those places that feels like home. The sound of the waves crashing into the shore, the birds chirping, the sound…
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Continue reading →: Ying or yang? Finding balance through your inner dialogue.
Picture Courtesy myepiclove.files.wordpress.com I found a poem about balance that I wrote many years ago. It is a great lead into the topic of finding balance and appreciation in all aspects of life. sometimes the sun shines on my life, it makes my whole world glow. i love to feel the…
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Continue reading →: Why sleep is so important..
Check out @WomensHealthMag’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/WomensHealthMag/status/387121491126784000
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Continue reading →: Interesting article on finding the right partner.
Check out @PsychToday’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/PsychToday/status/385403832186200064
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