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March 8, 2017
Feeling Lucky? Enter to Win This Awesome Giveaway!
It’s time for the Lucky Reader Giveaway! Between now and March 19th, you can enter to win one of several prizes offered by the Kindle Book Review and sponsored by yours truly. The prizes include: A 7? Fire Tablet with special offers ($50 value) One of five Amazon gift cards ($50, $25, $25, $25, $25) […]
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March 5, 2017
The One Way to Make a Different Life #BOAW2017
This post is part of the Beauty of a Woman BlogFest VI! To read more entries, and potentially win a fun prize, visit the fest page between today and 11pm PST March 11th. ********* Sugar is my drug. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, sugar is how I’ve coped with trauma and PTSD for most of my […]
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March 3, 2017
Come and Be Shameless With Me!
The 3rd annual Shattering Stigma With Stories conference them is Shameless. Why Shameless? Because there is no shame in mental illness. This year, I am honored to share my story about what it’s like to live with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at this powerful one-day conference. I would love it if you came out to […]
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February 28, 2017
Guest Post: Help for My #Parenting #Anxiety from My #Kids
I don’t remember ever having anxiety, until I had kids. My sweet, mellow first-born was diagnosed with high-functioning autism, hypotonia (low muscle tone), possible apraxia of speech, and hyperlexia when he was two. Then, my darling daughter had ureteral reflux leading to two surgical procedures before she was even 18 months old, including bilateral ureteral […]
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How the Church Continues to Accept Abuse
My friend’s name is Martha. She is a composite of several women I have known over the years who have experienced the church’s acceptance of abuse. Women who have been blamed and criticized and judged for trying to stay safe and sane. Who have been ostracized for trying to protect their children and themselves. Who […]
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February 24, 2017
Guest Post: Why I Should Run for President
The president has been in office for about a month, and it’s fair to say that it has been a rocky experience. Welcome Wendy to the blog, writing about changes she would make if she was elected president. ******* They (and no, I don’t have any idea who “they” are) say that if you think […]
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February 20, 2017
Happy to Open the Can of Whoop Ass
“What about your kids threatens you?” asked Hannah, my counselor of more than ten years. I reared back in my seat as if she had slapped me. A bit of a challenge, as I sat embraced by comfy couch cushions. “Ooooooo, look what you did there!” she fairly crowed. “You could not help yourself.” I […]
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February 17, 2017
Tips on How to Overcome Writer’s Block
If you have written a 10-page paper or a half-page grocery list, chances are good that you’ve encountered writer’s block. Thanks to my friend Wendy Garfinkle for these tips on how to find our way out. Every writer, at some point in his or her career, experiences the dreaded writer’s block. That moment (or many […]
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The Best Ways to Completely Lose Your Sh*t
If you’re like me, you lose your sh*t during the Mom Daily Grind. Fortunately, there’s a good way to do it to avoid ultimate embarrassment. Not complete embarrassment, mind you, but more private humiliation. I talk a lot about losing my sh*t – or rather, about how I’m trying not to lose it. The phrase, […]
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February 14, 2017
The Best Stuff to Buy in February
The month is half over already, but there’s still time to stock up on the best stuff to buy in February. Groceries to Buy in February Start in the grocery store to get the best deals. Seasonal produce includes carrots, cauliflower, collards, kale, oranges, potatoes, asparagus, and broccoli. This is the time to also stock […]
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