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    I’m Back! A Quick Update

    I went to login to my account and had no idea where it was. I last posted in March 2020. I’m not totally sure what all transpired since then but here are the “high” lights. after breaking my ankle and needing surgery, I spend all of January and February on the couch. I was freed to finally walk on March 8th…then stuff got really interesting. I had to find a…

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    Pre-Turkey Musings

    I always struggle with the “Gratitude” message around November. Of course I get that people who focus on gratitude have less stress and better mental health but when we pressure people to be grateful it often increases shame instead. Sometimes I get sucked into a downward spiral of feeling bad that I feel bad.

  • Summer- Time to Get Naked

    Sex is important to relationships. It is. I kind of wish I could tell you it isn’t a big deal but it is right up there with sleep and food. Of course, since most people in our culture are totally screwed up about food and totally sleep deprived, not such a surprise that we are also kind of a disaster in the sack.Couples who aren’t having regular sex freak out and feel insecure in their relationship. Couples that go too long without sex end up looking a lot like siblings- they love each other and are certainly family but man, do they get on each other’s nerves. Sex is protective of love. Sex builds connection. Sex makes us feel better.

  • Rewriting the Pink Holiday

    Romance communicates admiration, devotion, and lust for that person who means the world to you. It requires emotion, intention and action. You can try finding something at Target…because Target has everything but you have to bring your own feelings, set your own intention and put your expression into action.

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    When Things Really Sing- Resonance

    Resonance is cohesion and harmony. It shows up when our vulnerability allows us to step into the unknown, the uncertainty of something we haven’t seen before.

  • Our Brains Love Presence…not just presents.

    I thought I would take the next couple of blogs and walk through a quick overview of his work on the deep power of connection.

  • Let’s Talk about Sex, Baby! Pt 3… Bedroom Messes

    Week 1 I talked about reconnecting with your erotic side. Week 2 I gave you some ideas about how to bring that sexy stuff to your partner. And today I want to talk about cleaning up some of the messes that might be hiding out in your bedroom. Sex Ed for Old Married Folks Pt 3- Cleaning Up the Messes Lots of old married folk, even those who are mostly…

  • 2017 Thanksgiving Reflections

    One turkey done, another set to go into the oven… part of my Thanksgiving tradition is to write my blog post before anyone gets up in the morning- thinking of the day ahead. The meal is predictable, the family keeps changing. We currently have no babies in our family- the youngest is my 13 year old but my niece is bringing her new puppy… the ones who were the kids…

  • Wonder and Delight- inoculate against stress

    Anxiety is on my mind this week. Professionally I consider it the common cold of mental health- shows up a lot and responds well to treatment. Lately I have been considering the bigger picture of the huge increase in anxiety we are seeing in both parents and in our kids. Some facts- research shows as much as five to eight times as many high school and college students who meet…

  • Big Feelings and The Worst Thing Ever

    The other night, my 13 year old was reminding me that he was still protesting our families decision to have his brother move into the extra bedroom. (I recall coming to a consensus but we’ll agree to disagree.) I was in a crappy mood, trying to be done parenting for the night and he clearly wasn’t feeling heard. “You don’t understand- him moving out of our bedroom was the worst…