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7 Ways to Have Lasting Relationships
All of us say and do stupid things. It’s part of being human. Not only are we a work in progress as individuals, we’re relationship
Counting Our Blessings on Mother’s Day
Holding my 91-year old mother, Roslyn’s hand as tears of joy streamed down her smiling face, I would remember this moment forever. My mother, a
Kindness Rising (in The Aftermath of Terrorism)
A groundswell of loving kindness has arisen to counter the hatred, senseless destruction and inhumanity perpetuated by two brother terrorists in Boston a week ago. Ordinary citizens
Let’s Not Be Lulled Into A False Sense of Closure
As the world sits in wait, nestled up to TV’s, newspapers and computers for the full story of the Boston Bombers to unfold, let us
Constructively Coping with Aftermath of the Boston Marathon
Most of us are watching in horror as the latest acts of terrorism unfold in Boston. Our systems have, once again, been shocked by heinous
Living Losses: Coping with Estrangement
When my daughter, Jenna, died in a bus accident in 1996 while on the Semester-at-Sea program in India, I was in choiceless agony. So were
Losing and Finding Ourselves: How to Reconnect and Get Grounded
It’s 4 AM and I am laying awake, feeling unsettled and thinking about how distant and disconnected I feel from my personal life. Not from
Overcoming Grief: It’s OK that it’s Not OK
We’re all dreamers, some of us more than others. Inspired by ancestors, explorers, pioneers and founders of nations, on whose shoulders we stand, we take
Coping with Life as it Really Is
“So much for Plan A,” my coaching client, Adelle, told me a few short hours after being diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer. “This is
