"What does it mean to carry the BRCA gene mutation--for myself & my family?" 2 years ago today, I learned I carry the BRCA1 genetic mutation--10 days after I'd already been diagnosed with breast cancer, and 3 days after my double mastectomy. I knew I was at...
One of the best tools I've ever learned, personally and professionally, is what I call the "Earthquake Model of Women's Mental Health." It's actually a tool that can be used for male and female mental and emotional health, but it's been especially helpful in my...
It's that time again--summer break! All kids are cheering, and many moms are panicking! "What will we do with them all summer?" "How can we prevent the 'I'm bored's?" And how do we keep our own personal growth and development going, and our children's, even...
When I was approached by Web Talk Radio, over two years ago, and asked to do a web radio show for them on parenting and motherhood, I was surprised, to say the least! Why me? I had no idea how to host a radio show!...
It's been many years since my youngest sister died, and almost ten since my closest sister died. It's been years since my two grandfathers died, since my one aunt died, since my many grandparents-in-law died, and 8 years since my precious father-in-law died. It's been...
For the first time ever, my internationally-sold DVD, Postpartum Couples, is available online for FREE! I've seen Postpartum Couples probably a couple hundred times, and yet I still get choked up as I listen to the stories of these three couples--as they honestly share what it...
I haven't always been a meditator. I used to think it was kind of strange, and I wasn't sure I wanted to try it for a long time. But about six years ago, when I was going through some of my hardest trials, a craving...
I am the face of depression and anxiety. It has taken me a while to come to grips with this fact. I don’t want to be someone who struggles with depression. I’ve worked hard throughout my life to understand mental illness and to apply the tools...