Self-Care and COVID Fatigue
There’s a lot that’s been going on since I last posted. Here in Texas we had the Texas Winter Storm, Texas Winter Freeze, some are...
thoughts & notes
Self-Care During Holidays
The Holiday season is one of my favorite times of year. People are usually in good spirits. Something about this time of year seems to...
Self-Care and Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving, gratitude, – often during this holiday my grandmother and later my mother would go around the room and have each person say...
Self-Care and Transitions
No one expected to know the outcome of the election by the end of the night on November 3rd. But we also didn’t anticipate being glued to...
Loving Yourself, Loving Others, Amid Pandemic
Long before the term “social distancing” entered our lives we used to say “boundaries” and we used to set boundaries. A boundary is...
Self-Care and Your Soul
Mindlessly scrolling through Facebook on my phone the other day, I came across a post from one of my friends, “Is Your Soul Tired?”...
Suicide Awareness Amid Pandemic Depression
September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. One week was too small to contain it’s importance. Suicide is not something people...
Self-Care and Suicide Prevention
No catchy title. Plain and simple - September is National Suicide Prevention Month, with September 10th as Suicide Prevention Day. I...
Self-Care in an Empty Nest
In my head I’m still 35 or even younger (I don’t care that AARP has me on their rollcall). How am I talking about “Empty Nest Syndrome? ...
Self-Care and Next Chapters
It’s a time of transition for two very important women in my life, my daughter and my mother. My daughter is starting her freshman year...