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Bits and Pieces – Patience, Anxiety, and Gratitude
As the New Year Begins and we wait for the Vaccine and for life to reopen, we must take a look at how we are able to be patient. My friend and colleague, Susan Berlin, who you may know as the talented Washington DC therapist and the founder of Capital Networking...
Make Your Own Vision Board
Were the Holidays Bad for You? Start the New Year Off with The Gift of Treatment
Families so often want to wait till after the holidays to have their loved ones go to treatment. Through the years I have often wondered what the wisdom is in that. Truth is most folks who have a loved one with a substance use disorder, process disorder or chronic...
30 Ways to Cultivate Abundance
This year the biggest lesson I have learned is Letting go. If I grip tight onto what I have and am in fear of losing whatever that is, I end up blocking myself from receiving massive gifts of Abundance. Practicing abundance as a meditation, just like practicing a...
Secrets to Make COVID-19 Holidays Bright
How many times have you asked yourself, “why is this year unlike any other year?!!” while you suit up and put your mask on, or turn on your computer for just one more zoom meeting? Covid-19 has changed the way we meet, greet, and interact with the world. Now, we don’t...
How to Address Holiday Grief and Loss in COVID-19
When Deidre Boyd asked me to write a short essay on the holiday grief and loss in Covid 19, I was humbled, yet I wondered how long-winded me could write a brief article. As Deidre knows I am not a newcomer to death having experienced five sudden deaths in my lifetime...
When Too Much Is Not Enough – The Death of Tony Hsieh
The tragic death of Zappos founder who aimed to Deliver us Happiness, Tony Hsieh is alas just another example of how wealth and power does not preclude others from being surrounded by folks who feed one’s addiction in exchange for goods and services. As Forbes...
What Do Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and I All Have In Common?
Well I hope that got your attention! As many of you know: I am a huge country fan I took time out of my busy schedule to take photos with Blake Shelton and Keith Urban at the CMAS a few years ago I want you to be “Happy" Anywhere in Covid And to remember when “We...
Are you sending a thank you note to Cannabis Producers and Sellers: A Question of Ethics
I have been writing about marijuana for many years And it is no secret I am not a fan of marijuana consumption and am baffled by the many, many clients I serve who think its ok for their loved one to use while locked inside their bedroom losing themselves. I don’t...