On April 14, 2013, I assembled a small group of women together for the first meeting of a group I now call “The Self-Love Sisterhood”. These women were all clients of mine and had never met before. They didn’t know much about what the group would be like and neither did I, but what we did know was that we had each found ourselves calling out to the universe for …
6 Keys to Finding Your Purpose
Solve the mystery of what you’re meant to do with your life with help from this insightful Psychology Today article 6 Keys to Finding Your Purpose
Today’s Ah-Ha! April 23/13
“Sometimes the hardest gift to give a person is the one thing they are asking for the most.” – TBR
Today’s Ah-Ha! April 21/13
We often feel lost and alone because we feel we are not being “heard” or “seen” by those around us. Perhaps we must be able to find the courage to really “see” our self first, in order to feel truly “seen” by others…
My Rights
I have taken the following list of “rights” from a workbook I use to assist women heal the trauma of abuse. I think it is a list we can all benefit from. May I suggest printing it out and posting it or carrying it with you so you can read though it whenever you need a reminder. MY RIGHTS I have the right to be treated with dignity, compassion and …
Seven Years Later…Conclusion (Part Six)
I won’t go into the gory details of my separation and divorce because telling that story only gives energy to thoughts and emotions that no longer serve me. What I will say is that I did, eventually, reunite with my soul-mate and we were together for several years. Only recently have I realized that our relationship, while incredibly satisfying to me in so many ways, was not a committed partnership. …
Drama Detox (or Emotion – Story = Courage)
God, I love writing this blog. I just re-read last week’s post and it makes me happy to know that I can look back and be reminded of where I’ve been. I can really see how things are changing and how giving myself the gift of writing about it has allowed me to move past things that I would otherwise have held on to because they were unexpressed. The fact …
Take a Breath and Fall In
March 22, 2013 Sometime this past summer, when I was faced with a challenging event in my life, I found that my trusted coping mechanisms were gone. When it was necessary for me to pause, take a deep breath and try to bounce back as usual, I realized that, no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t. Very suddenly and unexpectedly, I had reached my threshold of what I …
Seven Years Later… Part Four
Well, I’m back, folks and it seems that my cliffhangers have really got everyone eager for the next installment :) Thank you for all your wonderful feedback. You guys inspire me to keep writing, that’s for sure! One of today’s paintings Before I continue the story I’d like to talk a little bit about what a great week I’ve had. The weather has been amazing which means I’ve been outside …
“There Is A Crack In Everything…”
This morning, I had a request from a client to write out “The Tracy Rules of Words to Live By” so she could “print them out and glue them to her wall… or maybe her forehead.” This is the same client who tends to label some of my more profound insights as “Tracy Mind-Bombs”. I won’t lie…I absolutely love it. This kind of feedback is SO, incredibly validating. It was …
