Taylor Hawkins, Sad But Not Shocking

Taylor Hawkins

People magazine’s cover story about Taylor Hawkins is called ‘A Rock Star’s Shocking Death’ Don’t get this twisted, I’m sad about Taylor Hawkins. It’s a terrible shame and I’m devastated for his family, as I am for every one of the 120 million Americans whose family is affected by addiction. What I find so troubling […]

Tips To Live With A Perfectionist

Perfectionist

How I Know That I’m Living With A Perfectionist I live with a perfectionist, which is surprising because I’m not a perfectionist. Or maybe it’s not because my home of origin was highly ordered. Despite the “kookiness,” of my parents, our home was spotless, meals were always served and on time, good grades were important, […]

Financial Recovery Was My Final Frontier In Sobriety

financial recovery

Not everyone needs financial recovery Let’s begin with the reality that not everyone is in dire need of financial recovery. If you are naturally blessed to be responsible with money and understand numbers and how the market and debt works – good for you!! That’s incredible. For the rest of us, it might as well […]

4 Relationship Red Flags To Avoid

relationship red flags

Relationship Red flags You Should Know About What are common relationship red flags? Are you uncomfortable, or downright miserable? You may not have been paying attention to the red flags. I can’t tell you how many relationships I’ve been in where I saw red flags in someone’s behavior but looked the other way because, “I […]

Tips To Stop The Epidemic of Despair Overdoses

despair

The epidemic of despair overdoses topped 100,000 this year. What can you do to save yourself Despair overdoses is what I’m calling an unacceptable death rate that has more than doubled over the last few years. Over the last week, several people have forwarded me this article, 100,000 Americans died of overdoses this year. Just […]

Mental Health Tips To Feel Good Everyday

mental health tips

Having Useful Mental Health Tips Can Add Joy Everyday Mental mental health tips keep me going. Really. I find the toughest part of life is maintaining that daily feel good, know what I mean? Some days I wake up and feel great, others not so much. So what’s the answer? But, let’s back up before […]