Grief

Social Distancing Can Be Isolating. Here’s What to Do about It.

If social distancing has got you down, look at it as an opportunity for cultivating patience, mindfulness and authenticity. Living in uncertain times requires a willingness to embrace the unknown while also finding purpose and creating connection where we can.

Stop Taking On the Stress of Others – Do This Instead

Here’s the crux of much of our stress. The stressor isn’t the problem. Our reaction to it is the thing that winds up unraveling us. If you can learn to master your reaction, then you can learn to master your stress. Here’s how to get started.

4 Things You Should Know About Overcoming Loneliness

I often felt consumed by loneliness over more than 30 years of my marriage. Here I was, living in a house full of people, with the resources to do almost anything I wanted, but I still couldn’t see a way around the belief that I was destined to a lifetime of loneliness. Thankfully, I was wrong.

Feel Your Pain

Linda’s daughter is struggling with addiction. Linda wants to help her daughter, but nothing she does seems to work. Linda’s heart is broken and her head is spinning. She doesn’t know what to do. Listen to Meg’s answer…

Don’t Let Your Mind Masquerade As Your Heart

Leslie says, “I don’t know if stress is the right adjective. The word is grief. I’ve lost four incredible people during the last 18 months, and it’s crippled my energy and focus and broken my heart. I wake up at night not being able to breathe. My logic tells me they are no longer in pain and suffering. My heart tells me otherwise.” Listen to Meg’s answer…