Have you ever had one of those weeks (or months!) where life feels like it is coming at you from every direction? When you want to shake your fists at the sky and scream “Seriously!! Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve this?” The truth is, all of us get comfortable […]
How to Let Go of Things that No Longer Serve You
No one is saying it’s going to be easy, but we are happiest when we can let go of things that are no longer working in our lives. These things, people, and situations once served us, but for whatever reason, we’ve outgrown them or they have changed in ways that no longer fit. Any type […]
6 Words You Can Use To Help Your Friends Heal
“A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.” During the last year, as I navigated through my grief, I was humbled by the friends that showed up during some of my darkest moments. A simple text, a call or a letter would often give me […]
All the Perspective You Need
It’s easy to get bogged down with all the available self-help information, and lists of “how to’s and must try’s”. I get it. I have read them all! To be honest, there are days where reading a good self help article makes me more stressed than ever! But, the truth is that you don’t […]
Overcoming the Bad Days
Bad days, bad moments, and unexpected illnesses. They all happen. It takes a toll on you, and you feel like you’ll never overcome it. That you are “cursed” with bad luck. But there’s also the belief that the only way to experience true joy is to first experience darkness. This week was hard and scary, as […]
The lessons grief can teach us
Grief and loss shifts every part of you, and you are never the same person afterwards. Whether it’s the death of a loved one, divorce, or the loss of a job, we all will have moments when life turns on its head. Grief is a normal healing process, as many say, but that doesn’t […]
When life knocks you over
It is very easy to say that yoga, meditation, self-help books, “good thoughts” and all that other jazz will make all your wounds better, and will heal your broken pieces…but sometimes no matter how hard you work on your inner peace, the outside world bangs louder at the door. One of the things that was […]
Never hide
Growing up and Moving Forward
Here is the rub…no matter how much you love someone, you can not force them to try. You can not force them to move forward toward healing or helping themselves. It the most blindingly frustrating thing. So frustrating that it hurts. Standing by the sidelines and watching someone continue to hurt themselves emotionally, spiritually, […]
Learning Patience
For the past two weeks I have helped take care of my father as he recovers from knee replacement surgery (yes, the Farrell clan has had a crazy, surgery filled year!). During the time, life and business was put on the back burner, and my usual frantic “check off the to-do list” self was forced to take a […]
