What does it mean to be a powerful woman? I’m not talking about those top-level executives in some high-rise building….
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Childhood Trauma: The Shame Associated With Speaking Your Truth
Everybody has a story. Some of those stories might even be referred to as skeletons in the closet. But just…
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Finding Joy When There Isn’t Enough To Go Around
On March 6, 2015, Miriam’s life began again. Due to end-stage lung disease, she had waited over six months on…
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Before & After: Life’s Benchmarks
There are days in our lives which we always remember and refer to as “before —, and after —”. A…
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Reclaiming: When You Ride The Struggle Bus
“So, you’re on the struggle bus huh?” “OMG Seth, you don’t even know. I left my support system! My friends!…
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Pruning & What Winter Brings
Winter doldrums seem to be a part of everyday life. For most people, myself included the winter doldrums usually set…
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The Ugly Truth About Emotional Rape
Rape. A brutal, repulsive word, no doubt. When most people hear that word, they immediately think about physical rape. I…
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Grief Counseling: An Interview
I’ve talked about grief a lot over the last few weeks on Truly Madly Sassy and that led me to…
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Forging Ahead: How To Keep Moving Forward When You’re Grieving
Grief. Grieving. Words loaded with the most intense jumble of feelings that have ever been. We don’t reach middle age…
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The Unraveling
I miss him today. Not the-him-he-is-now, but the-him-he-used-to-be. Happy. Confident. Full of life. Hysterically funny. I always imagined he slept…
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Vision Boards: The Stuff of Life
Vision boards are like road maps. They are meant to clarify the things that are important in your life. And…
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Brene Brown: Listening to Shame
Hope y’all have had a good week! Remember the Ted Talk I posted by Brene Brown about vulnerability?! This is…
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