In last week’s blog The Most Important Gifts My Mother Gave Me I told you stories about my mom. After I wrote those stories, I decided to share them in a more personal way with my mom in a letter for Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is this Sunday May 12th. What would you...
Wellness and writing are connected in ways psychologists and other experts are just starting to understand. But I’ve known this for a while. I’m not saying this to brag, but because I’ve seen it over and over in the writing workshops I’ve taught, in the one on one...
My parent’s health is challenging right now, and it’s really hard being across the country. I’m spending a lot of time worrying, making and fielding calls from healthcare providers, checking in with my parents, wanting to be with them, mourning what they can no longer...
I believe that telling and writing your stories is a powerful way to really understand who you are and to connect with your authentic self. But I was not always a storyteller—and I didn’t always follow my own path. Self-exploration and writing helped me find my way. I...
Right now I’m in the middle of teaching two eight-week workshops entitled Write Your Life. I teach at a college near my home to adults ranging in age from 30 to 92! What I have discovered over the three plus years that I’ve been teaching these workshops is that people...