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Divorce Doesn’t Work!

Divorce Doesn’t Work!

The no-fault divorce laws that were passed nationwide in the sixties were designed to 1) reduce the backlog of divorce cases clogging the court systems, and, 2) make it possible for a person in an abusive, hopelessly unhappy marriage to divorce without having to prove...
Here comes TEDxMurrieta!

Here comes TEDxMurrieta!

A few months ago my team and I decided to host a TEDxMurrieta event in Murrieta, CA! It’s been quite an adventure! The TED organization grants a license to a volunteer passionate about bringing the TED experience to the local community. The requirements for...
The Courage to Choose Joy

The Courage to Choose Joy

I once spent hundreds of hours sewing Christmas gifts for all of my family members. A dress for my mother. Holiday table runners for my grown children. It took about three days to mix up, bake and frost about 600 of our family’s favorite Christmas cookie we call...
We Are All Addicts!

We Are All Addicts!

I recently heard a definition of addiction as any habit that doesn’t support healthy bodies or relationships. Granted, some behaviors/habits are more destructive than others. But the definition is so broad that it includes all of us in one way or another. In effect,...
The Art of Giving Comfort

The Art of Giving Comfort

There’s a skill to giving comfort. Comforting may come naturally if you were raised by parents who comforted. My parents took responsible care of their daughters, but neither were very nurturing by nature or habit. I learned to give comfort by observing when I...
Leaving and Greeting Rituals

Leaving and Greeting Rituals

Every relationship has times of being together and times of being apart. This is true of most marriages as well as a parent/child relationship. There are times of wanting to be nurtured by closeness and times of needing to pursue individual interests. Leaving and...