Are you ready to change how you feel inside? One of the phrases I hear often is “this hurts.” This week, several people have expressed “I am so tired. I feel out of hope.” The last thing you need is…
For “Letting Go Hurts.”
Category: Letting Go
Learning to Trust the Journey
Trust the journey. I thought of this idea today, on the first day that I find myself back in an old familiar space…in my office, the one that my husband painted “happy yellow,” decorated high on the walls with…
Emotions in Crisis: Choices, Steps to Take and What You Can Do About It
If you’re looking for real skills and steps to take as you leave a relationship or life change behind you – or the courage to make a real decision, then this is a great place to start. There is this…
Unstuck: Choosing to Make Change Work
One of the true strange happenings of life…we learn from each other. Got this email from “Tired,” an eloquent, upfront statement of wanting to let go and finding the hardest person to convince is in the mirror. As usual, I…
Journal Thoughts: Quotes, Writing and Being Afraid
a·fraid/əˈfrād/ Adjective: Feeling fear or anxiety; frightened. Worried that something undesirable will occur or be done: “she was afraid of antagonizing him”. When you’re standing on the brink of a whole new adventure, a few thoughts might collide in…
Being Grateful
What have you learned? What guides your life? I am made whole in gratitude. It’s been an amazing day that I have been grateful to live, with the soft Indiana rain, the deep green of my backyard forest. The flower…
For “The Other Woman” … Second Hand Love, Part One
When you say the words “the other woman/man,” our culture immediately conjures up the idea of a demented mistress that is out to boil the rabbits of children everywhere. The “other woman” is a black widow spider, a thief and…
What is Grace? Theology vs. Modernity
“Grace and Peace.” I stared at those two words on my closing of a letter I had written and thought to myself how much those words really mean to me. Grace. Peace. Love. Yet, when I sign a letter “grace…
Letting Go: Separation Anxiety Issues (Part Two)
Alison’s Note: We’re running a few of the most popular articles read worldwide on THM while I finish the obligations to my publisher for the upcoming “Soul Thief” release. In April, the THM site will relaunch with the different avenues…
Letting Go: Separation Anxiety Issues, Pt. 1
In the post-relationship phase of romantic attachments, it is highly likely that you might experience separation anxiety or stress due to the absence of your former flame. Even within the most troubled relationships, the soul connection between individuals longs to…
Recovering Your Inner Power After Letting Go, Part One
It’s been a week of letters from an emotional cliff side, a place that I once spent about a year in. This article is for all we THM’ers out there, who are on the journey to “Letting Go and Growing Strong.”…
After Letting Go: Life, Redefined
If I asked you to tell me about your life, what would you say? Would I hear about your accomplishments, your family, your dreams? Would you tell me of your heartaches, loss or needs? How do you define your life…
For “Heart Broken” and “Somebody That I Used to Know.”
Across the world, men and women have spent hours this week writing in to THM about the heartbreak of loss, love and life changed. To each of you, I’ve promised a specific response that takes time and thought; many of…