Remember What’s Important

I’ve been thinking about fire a lot lately.  In my early 20s I lost most of my possessions in a storage unit fire. I was in-between apartments at the time, staying with a friend. After the fire, the only things … Read More

TRAUMA TIP: Sit Your Derrière in a Chair

👉🏾 Need a holiday gift for a stressed-out loved one? Book a private TRE® session for the two of you. 

The day before Thanksgiving last week, I popped into Michael’s for some hummingbird stickers.

I overheard two women talking one aisle over from me. Judging from their voices, they were somewhere in their 50s or 60s. Their conversation went something like this:

Woman #1: “What are you doing for Thanksgiving?”
Woman #2: “We’re going over to Judy’s house. She’s cooking this year.”
Woman #1: “How wonderful! Your daughter’s hosting Thanksgiving! What are you bringing?”
Woman #2: “Judy told me to bring a side dish. A side dish, can you believe it? Thinks she can cook the turkey this year. I told her I’d cook the turkey but they don’t listen to me.”
Woman #1: “I’m sure it’ll be fine. And you won’t have to clean up!”
Woman #2: “Get this. They’re brining the turkey. Have you ever heard such shit? Brining a turkey?! What even is that?”

I put my bird stickers in my basket and moved on, thinking, “Judy didn’t have to invite you, you know. I wouldn’t! You sound like a real piece of work. A ‘bitch on wheels,’ as my boyfriend’s grandma used to say.”

I giggled to myself and headed to the cashier.

Read on to hear my friends’ generous take on Woman #2 — and for my homemade chai tea recipe!

Read More

Look for the Kindness

When we’re stressed or depressed, anxious or overwhelmed, it’s difficult to see kindness, isn’t it? Let’s shift our focus from life’s challenges to the kindness all around us! After all, it’s good for us — and others. “Knowing that there … Read More