Tag Archives: healing

Overcoming

Posted on April 11, 2022 by msw blog

“Although the world is very full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” — Helen Keller Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Challenges, equality, fears, gratitude, happiness, healing, Helen Keller, life, love, opportunity, optimism, overcome, peace, relationships, self love, self-awareness, thrive | Leave a comment

When to Clap Back

Posted on March 31, 2022 by msw blog

I am a staff member at a predominantly white institution. The other week my colleague asked me to welcome a new employee to our university even though we’re working remotely, and I do not work with this new person’s team. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged black people, black women, clap back, community, compassion, emotional development, encouragement, healing, human, identity, microaggressions, mindfulness, professional, race, solitude, systemic racism, what would you do? | 5 Comments

Question

Posted on March 20, 2022 by msw blog

Fill in the blank: _____ is all that matters. Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging”, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged activism, advocate, healing, health, important, inspiration, life, love, mindfulness, open ended questions, opportunity, question of the day, questions, reflection, word game | 6 Comments

A Recipe for Healing

Posted on March 17, 2022 by msw blog

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 →

Posted in Kitchen Adventures, Reflections | Tagged anxiety, breathe, eating disorders, friendship, Grief, healing, kindness, Madeline Lathrop, mental health, mindfulness, oatmeal, recipe, social worker, touch, weight loss | 4 Comments

Around the Lake

Posted on March 8, 2022 by msw blog

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 →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged blessed, Breast cancer, change, Colette hyman, conversation, courage, death, friendship, happiness, healing, life, lifestyle, memories, realationships, routine, strength, walking | 7 Comments

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