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…
Tag: Codependency
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…
How Do I Find My Purpose? Look to Your Words!
We live in a world comprised of words. We murmur them in our sleep, and moan them in pain. We use them to convey every emotion, even when we withhold them to prove our point. We use words to symbolize…
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…
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…
The Greatest Gift of All
For all of you across the world, I wish you the happiest of moments on this advent eve. Here at THM we deal with some pretty raw feelings of loss and love gone wrong, broken hearts and people cast aside…
How do we G.R.O.W? Life in Learn Mode with “Goals”
In the world of positive psychology, you are what you think. It is not the magic trick in the hat sort of thinking, but a structured and definite way to learn and live in life. When is this really helpful? …
For “Help Me Mend My Broken Heart.”
Bess Myerson once wrote that “to fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful.” Especially if you were that person who wanted the relationship to last, were willing to be and stay through…
Rethinking “Possibility”
Possibility is the condition or fact of anything you can imagine being possible. The Latin origins of the word hint at ability, as in your ability to see beyond the right now into the coming; past the problems of the…
Relationship Recovery 101: Crazy or Heartbroken?
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…
Live Empowered & Fulfilled: 3 Keys to the Good Life
Living empowered begins with one simple statement. I love my life. I am empowered to grow it, ready to face it, happy to live it…good and bad. The whole dance. As I thought through this article in my bright and…
Blue? Four Fast Tips To Change Your Day
We all have them on occasion. The “blues” come to call like the persistent ringing of the phone. Your whole body seems like it’s in slow-mo and life just isn’t the greatest. Oddly, the blues are a form of…
Mending Me: Steps to Cure Loneliness
Why do we echo with feelings of loneliness? Is this part of the human condition that we seek something, need something outside of ourselves to feel complete? It’s common to hear, this tale of loneliness from people in all walks…