Until recently, I was not even aware of how much of my story was similar to other women’s. I did not even realize that ‘moms are the center of the universe’ until I recently spent two weeks in a drug and alcohol rehab program. I was there in support of my child, and as usual, […]
Author Archives: Dawn
What are you grateful for? If you feel like sharing, I would love to hear. I am sharing my unusual list of four blessings with you because this was a year of ups and down, of belief and of disbelief in everyone and everything. And maybe if you had a year of the same, you […]
Don’t you hate when you know better and fall down anyhow? Guilty! While I give myself credit for being willing to keep evolving, on the other hand, I find myself frustrated that I forget the most basic of lessons. A couple of months ago, I started hosting an Artist Way group, a 12- week program of […]
In case you did not see my last admission, my getting nearer to the age of 60 has brought up some anxiety and pressure that I was not even aware was there. Suddenly, I was seeing myself as “old”, when that is not what I felt, but more of a societal story that I bought […]
How comfortable are you with the idea of actually allowing yourself to feel unhappy? There was a time in my life that I would have definitely tried to overcome my negative feelings by using affirmations, writing gratitude lists, or reading self-help material, but I learned the hard way that this did not help as much […]