Posttraumatic Growth & PTSD Book Hits #1
I celebrated the release of my book Finding the Upside of Down: How Tragedy Can Lead to Remarkable and Dramatic Breakthroughs. We had a party at Living the Dream Brewery and about 60 of my people attended. Within a day the book reached #1 for new releases in...
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It’s Almost Here!
******Update to this post: It's here. Order now! After five years of research and writing, my book is almost ready. The topic is postraumatic growth (This is NOT the cover) The book has been written, edited multiple times, a cover has been created, and the...
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The Surefire Way to Get You Out of Your Post Holiday Slump
Man, our Christmas was stressful. I won't go into the details but all the plans we had changed. We spent the last ten days helping out a friend in dire need. Literally finding her temporary housing, a job, a new place to stay, etc. Due to circumstances, the...
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Christmas Part 2
Christmas Part 2
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Books I Read in 2017
The last few years I read roughly 60 books. This year I only got through 50. Maybe it's because I'm busier with my little granddaughter. Or perhaps because I'm finishing my own book about Post Traumatic Growth that will be released in February. I was pleased...
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Early Christmas Celebration
Part of our family will be in TX for Christmas so we had a little mini celebration at Tucker's house in Frisco, CO....
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Stress Free Christmas
Here are a few links for making this Christmas a little more stress free. Permission to Cheat on Holiday Cookies and Other Allowances - Kelle Hampton has great ideas for simplifying Christmas....
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Three Tips For Setting Boundaries When You Find Yourself Stranded on the Island of Exhaustion
A friend sent me a note today. She begged for some quick help on how she can set boundaries. She said she and her husband were completely overwhelmed by the demands on their lives. “We’re so exhausted, we’re zombies. The stress is killing us. The more we try to...
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Trauma and the Las Vegas Shootings
Trauma is in my wheelhouse. I grew up with trauma. I buried trauma. I finally learned how to deal with trauma when I became a Licensed Professional Counselor at age 37. For 15 years I have researched trauma, written about it, counseled clients, attended...
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Brene Brown’s Braving the Wilderness
Brene Brown's new book Braving the Wilderness released today. I bought it on Audible because she's such a good storyteller and has so much wisdom. I wanted to hear her voice. Here's what BookBub says: A timely and important new book that challenges...
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