Like many of you, I adore Thanksgiving. I treasure the inclusivity, the tastes and smells, and the opportunity for gathering close together to acknowledge and express gratitude for our many blessings. It is with that spirit that I offer you this poem. Lite Prayer (From Earth Prayers from Around the World) Earth teach me stillness […]

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Perhaps you are like many of my clients – accomplished women who find it quite easy to offer kindness and compassion to others yet struggle to give it to themselves. I get it. It’s something I’ve struggled with as well. And it’s a worthy struggle as self-compassion is a vital ingredient to a robust and […]

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This past week my community paper, Chestnut Hill Local, included art and poetry submitted by neighborhood children. One poem jumped off the page and into my heart. It was written by a very wise first-grader, Nina Sager. Think happy Harry! One time, well it was more like yesterday, I was feeling sad, mad, left out. […]

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Last week I had the privilege of being interviewed by Patricia Raskin, host of Positive Living talk radio. The topic was people pleasing – and more specifically when people pleasing isn’t so pleasing. Here are a few key points from the interview I want to share with you. What is a people pleaser? Someone who […]

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One of the homework assignments I offer my coaching circle participants is to make a list of “dependable joys” – activities they can count on to bring them pleasure and/or serenity. Things like a bubble bath, hot cocoa, or writing a handwritten letter. I actually ask them to list 50 – yes, you read that […]

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