Microclimates of My Soul
Warm weather is the end of the winter of my discontent. I flourish in sun but not so much the winter rains of my home in the San Francisco Bay Area. My pessimism doesn’t trump my optimism during winter but… Continue Reading
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Dating Issues with a Narcissist
Dating,porn,trust,being a good partner – this slice of life essay has it all. Genders have issues – we all know it – this just brings a few things front and center about it! Women – is he: screwed up? … Continue Reading
Life’s Little Playbook
You choose. Do we have the glass half full playbook or the glass half empty? The silver lining playbook or the nimbus cloud? It helps to be born with the optimism gene and let life’s little terrors bounce off your… Continue Reading
Life After…Moving To Happy You Have Many Possible Futures – Which One Will You Choose? You may have been told for so long that everything was your fault, you can’t do anything right, you’re not smart, so that all of a sudden you don’t… Continue Reading
Finding A Way to Weather the Storms: Conjuring Happiness
When opposing counsel would call and vow to grind me into the ground until I was gone and the rent was unpaid and the kid had chest pains and his father said when I tried… Continue Reading
There is Life After The Jerk – Really!
Whatever you do DON’T PANIC Susan Russo calls it There is Life After Whats His Name. Get on and over the past hurts and pain and reclaim the joy. Depression is situational and temporary but if you can’t budge… Continue Reading
Is It Wrong To Be A Victim?
IS IT WRONG TO BE A VICTIM? Why everyone can’t just “move on” and “choose a happy future” By Ann Bradley Harvard trained M.D. and trauma expert Dr. Frank Ochberg says “our culture now disparages, blames, isolates, and condemns someone for being… Continue Reading
Your Exit Strategy – A Most Important Event
Creating an Exit Strategy If you are thinking of leaving your partner you need a plan. People are sometimes so anxious to get out they rush into exiting the relationship without an exit strategy. This is not the way to… Continue Reading