Family Estrangement: Personal Experiences and Professional Expertise
A few years ago, I wrote an essay titled My Big Happy Illusion, which was published in Under the Sun Creative Nonfiction in May of 2018. It described the anguish Ed and I went through during a time of estrangement from our...
Friday Brief Blog: Events, Events, Events!
It's been an extremely busy, and fulfilling, week for me. On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of joining Melisa Caprio on her podcast Postcards to the Universe. You can listen to our conversation by clicking here. On Thursday, I...
Choosing Compassion Over Fear: What Dark Times Can Teach Us?
I have written a lot about brokenness in my life. Even the title of my recently released memoir includes the word ‘brokenness.’ Someone interviewing me on a podcast recently asked, “What does it mean to be broken?” My response: “A...
Friday Brief-Blog: Precious Time
I Lost Two Friends this Week Lorna Boschmann with her Family Gloria Stephens and I The blogs this week have been...
Choosing Compassion Over Fear: A Narrative of Healing
As part of our ongoing series, Choosing Compassion Over Fear, I am featuring some of our most cherished friends and colleagues to discover how they have navigated the landscape of doubt, insecurity, tragedy, and...
“Spiritual Companionship” – My Interview with Dr. LaVera Crawley
I feel honored to introduce today’s guest Dr. LaVera Crawley. In the field of medicine and ethics, LaVera is internationally known for...
Friday Brief Blog: Upcoming Events
I hope everyone had a happy and safe Thanksgiving, however you chose to celebrate! I know many of you are enjoying your well-earned holiday today, but I wanted to remind everyone about some exciting events we have in...
Thanksgiving 2020
Thanksgiving 2019 - before COVID Even though Americans generally believe that Thanksgiving stems from the highly contested and sparsely documented 1621 harvest feast shared by the pilgrims of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people,...
I’m Still Afraid of Being Judged
Therapy is supposed to help, right? Meditation is supposed to help, right? Being on a spiritual path is supposed to help, right? Then why am I still so afraid of being judged?...
Friday Brief Blog: Upcoming Events
In a year full of what seems like a never-ending parade of happenings, I have to say it is still quite exciting to announce a new online event that will be happening in just over a week. Dr. Joshua Coleman will...