Tag Archives: friendship
A Recipe for Healing
At 19, I left my first adult relationship. I lived alone, working for minimum wage at a coffeehouse in Rochester, N.Y. Consumed by anxiety and loss, I stopped eating. Within the month of September, I lost 20 pounds. One afternoon, … Continue reading
No Obligations
Stop hanging out with people who don’t make you feel good about yourself or your parenting. You’re not obligated to be friends with anyone, even if they’re the parents of your children’s friends. Showing your kids that there’s no place … Continue reading
Around the Lake
For three decades, Jo Ann and I spent Friday afternoons walking around Minnesota’s Lake Winona. We walked through pregnancies and miscarriages, through homeopathy school and university tenure, through Weight Watchers and evolving wardrobes, through caring for daughters (and sometimes their … Continue reading
Your Time
Right now allow others to fawn over you as as you are rewarded for thing both seen and unseen, such as the emotional support you’ve been giving everyone .Let your hair down and a bit and graciously receive the attention … Continue reading
Joy Redefined
I’m starting to redefine where my joy comes from, and for me it is rooted in family, friends and memories. Danielle Brooks Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real-life wisdom on to … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 