While the title of this post may sound pathetic, a table for one is a wonderful and necessary experience in gaining personal freedom. To...

If you follow me on social media, you may have seen me boasting about the accolades of my adult children. My daughter just graduated...

"Be of service" is a well-known phrase in recovery rooms. Serving others is an antidote to self-absorbed thinking and ruminating over our...

Happy Mother's Day to you wonderful warrior women of the world. As a mental health advocate, life coach, single mom and widow I would...

So good and so true. Parents, do you remember all of the baby books that told you what your baby should be doing and when? Or the...

You are most likely familiar with the stages of grief or mourning process of the loss of a loved one. Whether you have watched someone...

Cliffhanger. When your story has more questions than answers and you do not know how it's going to end or be resolved, the suspense is...

And then it happens. One day, you decide you can't do it anymore on your own. You have tried every person, place or thing...looking for...

Does is it ever feel like everything is stacked against you? Is everywhere you turn a disaster zone, crisis or mounting problem? Do...

You ever get to the end of the season only to find you were not able to check off all your Christmas gift list? You either ran out of...

As I sit here inside on a rainy Christmas morning, I am enjoying the warmth of my home, a sparkling tree and twinkling lights, I am...

Yesterday the gardener came and had to take out all our family home's jasmine plants that took years to grow. For some reason, they died....

Life is bitter sweet isn't it? There are many good, wonderful and hard things. Positivity, affirmations, self help, self care are all...

People to see, places to go and things to do. To encourage your holiday peace and joy, here are some loving reminders and ideas from your...

What if your "what if?" comes true? Loss of a job, loved one, marriage, relationship, dream, goal...if What if the very thing you have...

Life is full of question marks isn't it? I often encourage people with the phrase, "Whatever you are looking for, you are looking with!" ...

"You are as sick as your secrets" is a well known phrase in recovery groups. The secrets and lies of abuse, addiction, affairs, chemical...

The "H" in the holidays. HONOR YOURSELF! The holidays are the most magical time of the year. Family gatherings, holiday parties,...

I was speaking with my brilliant daughter who is in her Senior year of college, and she was explaining her challenging class schedule. ...

I once heard the five most important words in relationships are... "I'M SORRY I WAS WRONG!" We all do and say things we should't do. God...