When I decided to do the Virtual Retreat: Finding Calm, Confidence and Contentment No Matter What, I knew I wanted it to happen soon for two reasons: Because so many of us are in need of help dealing with uncertainty, fear, worry, even terror like: • Yesterday a friend announces, “Either we’re moving across the [...]

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Right now, I’m afraid. Terrified even. I want to jump out from this computer and run screaming out of my office and straight back to bed. Pull the covers over my head.  I’m thinking how good a lunch break would be even though it’s closer to breakfast than lunch. How much I wish I could [...]

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Okay, I have been going on and on about being with yourself when you’re afraid and then I got this fantastic comment from Kate bringing up some vastly important points which I will now attempt to comment intelligently about… warning: I may fail. Because this stuff is hard to write or talk about. At least [...]

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My brilliant friend and Writer’s Retreat guest star Havi Brooks loving advises that the first step in taking care of yourself is to meet yourself where you are.Yeah for Havi! For me, that usually looks like saying something like, “I so don’t want to be afraid and I so don’t want to stop and feel [...]

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