Have you ever feel lonely? Do you find yourself isolating because it seems easier? Is hugging, flirting, connecting, or confronting difficult for you? Wish you could just get over it already? Whatever "it" is? Me too. For decades. The worry, doubt and guilt was...
Letting Go
Say Goodbye To The Past For Real
Have I forgiven my father? Recently my former college roommate, Kathryn, asked me if I have truly forgiven my father for what we did thirty-eight years ago this Saturday. I wanted to spit out the usual answer: “Yes, of course.” Yet, when she asked I hesitated....
Burn Baby Burn
You are beautiful! And sometimes you forget that. Sometimes you don't remember who you really are. What you are truly capable of becoming. I get it. Me too! So tonight, on the longest night of the year... when the world turns the darkest... when the Mayan...
Confronting the People in Your Life
It’s time you start confronting the people in your life who aren’t treating you right. Did you just GULP? I know I did. Maybe you don’t like the way they treat you when their family is around or perhaps they blow you off every time you are upset by saying...
I Didn’t Know What Happened…
I didn't know what happened. I woke up early. Way earlier than usual. There had to be something very wrong... There is no way I would wake up at the crack of dawn after a night out because back then, a night out meant a drink or two or five which meant sleeping...
What Do Rats Have to Do With Living Alone?
I was 24 years old and leaving Minneapolis for good. I had moved to Minneapolis after my sisters and I left our rat infested apartment in Duluth, Minnesota. Have you ever heard rats crawling in the walls? We didn't know the apartment was occupied by big hairy...