Wellness Pearls Blog

Anger can Illuminate

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.    The Dalai Lama I saw an explosive interaction between...
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Prioritize Your Priorities

I think the way I want to think. I live the way I want to live. – Sidney Poitier Work-life balance comes up a lot....
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How to Talk (or not) to People in Distress

Like a pebble dropped into a pond, circles radiate outward from the center of the situation. Which circle are you in? Recently, I witnessed a...
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Resilience is not a Trait

It’s a relationship one has with their resources (Cavanaugh, 2021).   Sure, our internal characteristics help us access those outside resources.  But one can be as...
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Drop the Rock

“There’s a way to do it better – find it.”  Thomas Edison There is a parable used to help addicts but it has wide applicability...
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Acceptance

The best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain. ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Parent the Child you Have” is a slogan...
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Boundary Setting is a Skill (and I’m getting better at it!)

I’m never more courageous than when I’m embracing imperfection, embracing vulnerabilities, and setting boundaries with the people in my life.           ...
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Choosing Wellness

I am delighted to announce after a very long time, a book I wrote is now published! Choosing Wellness: Unconventional  Wisdom for the Overwhelmed, the...
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Hold on to what Matters (as herd immunity approaches)

“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.” — Rainer Maria Rilke The pandemic has taken many of...
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