The Joy Plan: A Birth Story

I wasn’t planning to write a book. It was only meant to be a blog post. But it kept going and going and was simply too long. Thus, The Joy Plan was born. I didn’t know what to call it, so I asked my daughter Kira, who was 9 years old at the time, for her advice. Continue reading The Joy Plan: A Birth Story →

The Difference Between Fear and Intuition

Have you ever been in the butterflies-in-your-stomach early phase of a new, emerging love? If so, then you can relate to my dear friend, who asked me for advice this week. Continue reading The Difference Between Fear and Intuition →

Have you ever been in the butterflies-in-your-stomach early phase of a new, emerging love? If so, then you can relate … Continue reading The Difference Between Fear and Intuition →

I Have To Tell You Something

I don’t like to talk about myself. Just ask the journalists who’ve interviewed me recently and complained that I needed to stop asking them so many questions, so that they could ask me a few. Continue reading I Have To Tell You Something →

I don’t like to talk about myself. Just ask the journalists who’ve interviewed me recently and complained that I needed … Continue reading I Have To Tell You Something →

When In Doubt (Or In Donut—Whichever You Prefer)

When I started typing the title to this blog post, instead of writing “When in Doubt,” I wrote “When in Donut.” Typo? Coincidence? Insignificant? I think not. I think Carl Jung would have called it a “synchronicity.” Continue reading When In Doubt (Or In Donut—Whichever You Prefer) →

When I started typing the title to this blog post, instead of writing “When in Doubt,” I wrote “When in … Continue reading When In Doubt (Or In Donut—Whichever You Prefer) →

Happily Never After

Perhaps I am a slow learner. It took me nearly 40 years to figure out how to manage the connection between my thoughts and my experience of reality. When I discovered how to train myself away from being anxious and negative Continue reading Happily Never After →

Perhaps I am a slow learner. It took me nearly 40 years to figure out how to manage the connection … Continue reading Happily Never After →

When Anxiety Strikes, Five Senses Provide Relief

I admit, I like to have a plan. Knowing what’s going to happen next helps me feel like I’m in control of my life. Of course, this doesn’t always work out. Plans change, fall through, or simply aren’t possible much of the time—and that’s when anxiety can rock my world. Continue reading When Anxiety Strikes, Five Senses Provide Relief →

I admit, I like to have a plan. Knowing what’s going to happen next helps me feel like I’m in … Continue reading When Anxiety Strikes, Five Senses Provide Relief →