Tending To Yourself Post-Divorce – 4 Ways To Begin To Heal
Been there, done that, as they say (whoever the “they” are). I had a fairly good divorce. But good or not, divorce, in-and-of itself, is a tremendous stressor. It’s one of the big ones. As with most life-altering events, powerful emotions arise, painful feelings can be overwhelming and adjustments to new situations need to occur. Healing, […]
Managing a Challenge of Sheer Inconvenience – How to Enjoy a Vacation Without Luggage
For someone who loves colors and funky things, buying a zebra-like suitcase was certainly in character. It also happens to make good traveling sense as it is easy to spot amid the sea of black appearing in the baggage claim area. But alas, even our “zebra” didn’t make it to join us on our Italian […]
The Habit of Gratitude
“Any emotion, any behavior can turn into a habit,” said psychologist Dr. Dan Gottlieb in speaking to me about his positive attitude. So basically we can increase the frequency of our positive feelings by practicing them. Studies have shown that acting the way we’d like to feel will actually help bring on the feeling. […]
Being There
“Just sit with me-” Dr. Daniel Gottlieb’s words from my interview with him in my previous post. This really resonated with me. These are four simple words; and yet they are so hard to carry out. I can vouch for that. When my daughter was in the intensive care unit on a respirator and I […]
One Step At A Time
My hiking trip to the Swiss Alps was an extremely meaningful adventure. It was my 50th birthday present to me and my husband. But much more important, it represented my daughter’s survival. It actually symbolized all the steps she took in rebuilding her life. I had come across an article on a Swiss Alps hiking […]
Imperfection
I dropped my bags, pulled open the curtains and saw this jaw-dropping view. I quickly snapped a picture. Little did I know that this photo- a view from our room in Santorini – would go places. To my home page of my website, my business cards, my internet logo. In my excitement to capture the […]
Launch Giveaway
I’m excited to let you all know that I’ve just started my blog. If you haven’t already seen them, read my first post titled, A Good Death and my second post, Life’s Reminder. And don’t forget to read more about my purpose in writing this blog. In honor of launching my new blog, I’m going […]
A Good Death
A life until the ripe old age of 98; a death, peacefully during his mid-day nap when G-d decided it was time to come for his soul. My father died the best way possible. No pain, no suffering, and with his mind all there. The way we all would like to go when it’s our […]
Dr. Dan
I am very excited to introduce my first “highlighted” person, someone who has gone on to live a most meaningful and productive life despite tremendous adversity. Dr. Daniel Gottlieb is a psychologist, author and radio talk-show host in Philadelphia, PA. Thirty-one years ago he survived a horrific car/truck accident; he awakened as a quadriplegic. I […]