I recently had a Net Galley reading of the Book of Boundaries by Melissa Urban. Like “It starts with Food” Melissa has written an easy-to-read practical guide. I really appreciate the sample scripts that make it easy to visualize how to use boundaries in different contexts. Even better I love that Melissa has included qualifiers … Read more
Join me on a 5 day journey to re-connect with what matters most. More and more of us are reporting overwhelm, burnout, feeling lonely, and disconnect from friends, family and ourselves. As it turns out disconnect and mental health challenges like anxiety and depression are linked. There has been found to be a causal effect … Read more
We live in a world today where people are more disconnected than ever. With a zillion options for social connections online, we make less authentic connections, more superficial ones, and are constantly distracted by things of little substance. While I’ve lived a life of disconnect, moving from place to place – I’ve also managed to … Read more
When our youngest was three years old, I left my marriage. I wanted, and needed for my children to have, and witness only strong social connections within our home. We’d been through more climbs and dips of the roller coaster that was our relationship – with another posting, a deployment and more. By the time … Read more
While it’s important to connect with others – like we do when helping people, truly belonging means being true to yourself first. Having a strong sense of self means knowing what you value and what you can/will be flexible on and what requires sticking to your guns. Brené Brown uses the acronym BRAVING when describing … Read more
It is only natural that when someone experiences trauma and survives they may wish to help others. Interestingly, by helping others who have been through similar experiences we create more opportunities to make meaningful connections. Social connections help ourselves get better. The connections we create when helping others also serve to develop stronger sense of … Read more