The Battle to Be Me
Whether reading Dying to Be Me by Anita Moorjani, Falling Upward by Richard Rohr, consulting with my clients, or even supporting a close family member, the theme that keeps coming …
From Powerful to Passive
Rachel wrung her hands and her big brown eyes filled with tears as she told me about the “pit of dread” she feels in her stomach when her estranged husband …
Ending Groundhog Day
“There you go–wrong again!” I playfully admonished Andrew when he forgot where he had placed his favorite chopping knife after pointing out where it lay under a kitchen towel on …
Fight, Flight or Forgive
Dori plopped down across from me in our office and said, “There’s good news and bad news.” “Okay,” I replied, “So what’s the good news?” “Well,” Dori said, with dramatic …
Alive or Living?
“He’s the same,” Mary, my dad’s wife, says when I reach her on my nightly call to check in. “He couldn’t stand up on his own.” She continued. “It took …
Puppy Love
Puppy-Jacked When I shared the exciting news that we would be acquiring a puppy, the comment I got most often was “It’s like having a baby! “I didn’t believe that …
Night Train of Regret
After the first day of Andrew’s two-day workshop in Philadelphia we sat in the hotel lounge celebrating with a dear friend and colleague who was my fellow assistant and also …
Price and Promise
One of my mother-in-law’s dearest friends, Mona, a wonderful and eccentric woman who happens to be a former nun, commented to Andrew, when she learned of our close friend’s recent …
To Judge or Not to Judge – That’s the Question
I was speaking with a friend whose husband died of a protracted illness during which she was the sole caretaker. She had retired from her job in order to care …
Me and my Shadow
As we sat around the kitchen table the other night, a dear friend tearfully expressed sadness and frustration with herself about an outburst she’d had during a dinner together. “I …
