Cultivating Gratitude – a powerful topic and the subject of today’s guest post by Fran Simone. Fran (Frances) Simone, Ph.D., is the author of Dark Wine Waters, My Husband of a Thousand Joys and Sorrows, a memoir that illuminates the heartbreaking...
Read moreOnce upon a time I was just a mom.
A regular mom. When I held my little miracle in my arms for the very first time, I rubbed my cheek on his fuzzy head and whispered, “Joey, my beautiful son, I will love and protect you for as long as I live.” I didn’t know then that my baby would...
Read moreThe Three "C's" of Coping with an Addict
Hovering. Mothers do this from day one with their newborns. We search their body language, their cries, their coos, and their giggles to ascertain what they are telling us about their needs, their wants, what is working and what is not in their...
Read moreHoliday Attitude or Holiday Gratitude?
Too bad that Thanksgiving has become the stepchild of the holiday shopping season. Note, “holiday” and “shopping.” Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, marks the official door opening of the shopping frenzy when entering Walmart can become...
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