Dealing with Heartbreak, Grief & Loss? You Are Not Alone.
This topic is one of the toughest for us. When something important in your life ends, it’s hard. Whether it’s a long term relationship that ends in a breakup, a divorce, or the loss of a loved one, it can turn your world upside down. Dealing with heartbreak can put you in a tailspin that drops you down a deep hole.
These articles and inspiring video conversations, with women who have inspiring stories to share, are intended to offer ideas and insights so your journey through heartbreak can be made easier and you feel better soon.
Even Strong Women Break Down
"Even strong women break down. It doesn't mean you're weak. It's means you're human." ~María Tomás-Keegan It also means there is a lesson to be learned somewhere. This is something I remind myself of a lot when things are not going the way I...
Write a Letter to You
Do you remember these lyrics? “I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter …” It’s an old song (written in 1935) and it has been made popular again in nearly every decade since then, most recently by Paul McCartney in 2012. You may have heard it. These lyrics...
Unplug without Guilt
I was recently reminded by a friend about the importance of “unplugging” from those things that tend to zap our energy and leave us drained. The trick is to unplug without guilt. Can you do that? It’s one of the hardest things for women. My friend told me about her...
Dinner Table Conversation
I ran into something the other day that captivated my imagination and I wanted to share it with you. How often have you found yourself at the dinner table with family or friends around you and there is awkward silence? How many times have you or your dinner companions...
The butterfly knows …
Have you ever been struggling with something in your life that seems insurmountable at the moment and you have no idea how you’re going to solve it or make it better? I struggled with something like that in the last few weeks. I’m developing a workshop and I had a...
What Inspires You?
It’s the start of another new year and, if this one goes by as fast as the last one, I’m going to need a lot of inspiration to get done everything I want to do this year. So I thought about how I can rally that inspiration for myself. I love music that moves me to...
Gifts from the Heart: Simply Celebrate
Have you ever met someone whose spirit engages you in the most incredible ways? I’ve met just such a person. She lifts my own spirit every time we chat … she always shares something that touches my heart … and she mirrors back to me all the good things she sees. ...
Calm Inspiration
One of the things I’m known for is my calming voice and my ability to inspire people to take actions that will move them out of their rut and in the direction of their dreams. I’ve found myself in need of my own “medicine” recently as I’ve made some significant...
Change — With Calming Inspiration
Lately, I have found myself in need of inspiration … inspiration to manage through a challenging time without getting down on myself, without doubting my value, without sabotaging the progress I have made toward my goal. Things are changing and I don’t feel in...
Elements of a Thriving Life
As I was reading a book this morning it got me to thinking about what I consider to be the most important elements of a Thriving Life. So, I thought I would write about this today. I came up with seven elements. Let’s see where this takes us … 1—Take Care...
Overwhelmed? Find your sweet calm.
A conversation with a friend the other day got me to thinking about what causes us to become overwhelmed by life. We talked about how those feelings of being overwhelmed might arise when events in our lives happen too fast and we’re not ready for them. We might get...
Change—are you willing to change?
I am inspired today to write about change because of something I read that resonated with me. It is a quote from John T. Child. I am not familiar with any other work by this guy but, I absolutely loved what he said in this quote that I came across on Facebook. ...