It Can Help You, Too! For many of us, the holiday season can be a maze of joyous times with family and friends but also conflicting expectations, outsized accumulating traditions, … Find Out More
The last two days have been difficult. We have been through a collective trauma, and I needed my resilience skills immeasurably more than ever. I kept cycling through my Centering … Find Out More
I spent yesterday in a dark (metaphorical) hole. After my mom died last February, the process of clearing out her house started a furniture chain reaction that ultimately left me … Find Out More
Last year, an old friend who has lived in Paris for 30+ years invited Steve and me to stay with him and his wife this summer and enjoy the Paris … Find Out More
I often remind training participants that strengthening resilience is essential because we never know what is around the next bend. I was reminded of that in full force last week … Find Out More
I had been looking forward to Memorial Day weekend for a while. My spring had been filled with personal and professional stress, and relaxing on the shores of a mountain … Find Out More
An incident came up earlier this week that one of my teams needed to handle quickly. We called an ad-hoc meeting, and everyone gathered on Zoom. Fortunately, the team has … Find Out More
As I prepared for my webinar, Finding Resilience As Our Parents Decline, last week, I reflected on my caregiving journey with my mom over the previous six years. Like most people, my mom’s … Find Out More
My mother died two weeks ago. Though I am feeling sad, I am also feeling grateful—grateful that she is finally released from Alzheimer’s, that she knew us until the end, … Find Out More