Planning Without Panic and Learning to Live in the Now
“You can plan for a hundred years. But you don’t know what will happen the next moment.” ~Tibetan proverb Some days it feels like a fog I can’t shake—this underlying…
From Burnout to Bliss: The Beauty of Therapeutic Art
“It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol.” ~Brené Brown “You have burnout.” I listened to these…
Steps to Take Before Divorce
If you’re certain your marriage is over, there are some steps to take before divorce that can help protect your financial and legal interests. While it may seem calculating to…
How I Broke Free from a Narcissistic Family System
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”~ Carl Jung My mom had always been invested…
Is My Marriage Irretrievably Broken?
I didn’t wake up one day and know the end was near. It wasn’t like that at all. It was days and weeks and months of little pieces of sadness…
How to Enjoy Food and Feel Good in Your Skin
Have you ever felt like fat and food were your enemies? Like everything would be better if you could just lose weight—and eat whatever you want without consequence? I felt…
Survivor Lifeline: Making Meaningful Moments
WINGS Survivor Lifeline program pairs compassionate volunteer mentors with survivors moving out of domestic violence shelters. This past year, Survivor Lifeline expanded into Chicago, matched 84 survivors with mentors, and…
I Lost My Father—and the Illusion of My Mother
“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.” ~Eckhart Tolle In July 2023, my father died in a tragic accident. We were…
Left-Side Pain: A Powerful Messenger for My Abandoned Parts
“The body always leads us home… if we’re willing to listen.” For over a decade, I lived in a body that tried to tell me something I wasn’t ready to…
How to Stop Aggressive Behavior in Kids With Positive Parenting Strategies
No! He should KNOW better than to do that! The words echo in your mind as you watch your son hit another kid on the playground. Indeed, you thought you…















