"Like a Watered Garden," the podcast that shows you how to personalize the scriptures to help you “overcome, become, and flourish” in bio-psycho-social-emotional and spiritual ways, using Come Follow Me in the Old Testament......
Breast cancer doesn’t just wound the body; it impacts your mind, emotions, relationships and soul. This emotional survival guide explores what no one tells you about the mental, spiritual, and social toll of breast cancer, and how to begin healing the whole you through and beyond treatment. Part one of a series....
"It’s just a day"--my sister's 17th death anniversary. I can tell myself over and over, and my mind can almost believe it. But my body says differently: It’s not “just a day"......
As I write by book, Reluctant Warrior: A Breast Cancer Memoir & Emotional Survival Guide I'm sharing it here on my blog...
Two of my sisters have died, and one thing I know for sure is this: The grief doesn't just "go away."..."Why hasn't the world stopped? My sister just died."...
Today is five years since I heard the words: “I’m sorry. It is breast cancer.” How does it feel to experience my 5 year breast cancer-versary? I woke up too early… 3:30 am, I awoke achy and restless, screaming from nightmares. My body clearly remembered.......
Breast cancer trauma has deeply impacted my sense of self-worth, making me wonder "Who am I now?" I'm not the only one. ...
We women are so good at caring for everyone else, but we're not so good at self-care. We hustle to maintain it all--family, work, home, health, goals, purpose, relationships--but the last thing we really need right now is more hustle. What we most likely really need as......
"Dear Body,I once thought you were my enemy.Now I know BREAST CANCER is the enemy. And you?..."Imagine writing a letter to your body... What would it say? That's what I was asked to do as part of the BRCA Strong "Dear Body" photo shoot I flew across......
"What does it mean to carry the BRCA gene mutation--for myself & my family?" 2 years ago today, I learned I carry the BRCA1 genetic mutation--10 days after I'd already been diagnosed with breast cancer, and 3 days after my double mastectomy. I knew I was at......
I’ve always said the number one rule of parenting is consistency. And, I still believe that’s true. But, as important as it is to be consistent, there’s one thing even more important: doing our own work first. What does it mean to “do our own ‘work’...
Stress Management: 15 Proven Ways to Stress Less (& Smile More!) I’m no stranger to stress. I’ve got a busy life, with six kids, after all! At least, that’s what I tell myself: “I’m stressed because_____(it’s the end of the school year; it’s summer and all the...
Ever feel burned out? I know I do (more often than I care to admit!). And, I know my friends do. And, I know my clients do. In fact, in my experience, burnout is a topic to which almost all women can relate! That's why I'm...
"It is our actions and desires that cause us to become something, whether a true friend, a gifted teacher, or one who has qualified for eternal life.” ~Dallin H. Oaks Here’s a question you may not have been asked in a while: “What do you want?” I...
I aspire to live as the crow flies. “Crows fly in sweeping circular arcs across the apron of the sky, using all the available space from horizon to horizon before settling on the top swaying branch of the tallest tree…. A crow is mighty in its...
“Are you a human being or a human doing?” I love this question. Since I am a doer by nature, this question reminds me there is more to life than making checks on a list. Since I am much more likely to over-do than to under-do,...
I specialize in working with mothers. I also happen to be a mother. But I’ve always held a deep respect for fathers. I am, of course, the daughter of a father, the daughter-in-law of a father-in-law (who died three years ago and I deeply loved),...
Summer is here. Again. And that means warmer weather, time at the pool or beach, visiting family and friends, and, for many, changing schedules, travel plans, and time off. Summer Goals In our home, summer also means summer goals—for the kids. Instead of them lying around,...