My Friends are the Loves of My Life

I recently told a dear friend that I felt like “my friends are the loves of my life.” She confided that she has always felt the same way. It struck me that that was no coincidence. As we increasingly experience an era where there are more people who never marry, more people who are divorced, … Read more

Thanks for Your Patience

I wanted to take a moment to thank my regular readers. My subscribers over the past 3 years have known me to faithfully post my blog each week on Wednesday mornings. I took a break from the blog. Not because I wanted to take a break. But because I am committed to a level of … Read more

On Caregiving

Caregiving is probably the single most difficult challenge I’ve faced in my life. Earlier this year I read an article titled “Eldercare: The Crisis Facing America’s Working Daughters.” The article points out that the caregiving or eldercare crisis tends to hit when women are in their 40’s. This a time when those with children are … Read more

Liberation Through Radical Self-Care

We welcome our guest Clerissa Cooper, MS, LPC, NCC, CCH this week Hello Folks! My name is Clerissa Cooper, and I am a professional counselor and a hypocrite. Wow! That’s one hell of a way to start a blog post, huh? But it’s true. Let me say more before your mind goes wild with all … Read more