I’ve been called a maverick. Every psychological test I’ve taken yields results that say people with my personality type thrive with options and yearn for independence. We do best when we have freedom to be creative and innovative. True. For odd reasons, I’ve adopted the zebra as my power animal. It turns out, that even… Continue Reading
Have you noticed all the noise telling us to quiet? I’ve followed virtual busy-ness ideas like on-line yoga classes, Zoom sessions for writers and meditation in chat groups. I know. Weird and wonderful. Yet I also like the advice meant not to keep us busy but rather to keep us safe. Hand washing, hand sanitizer.… Continue Reading
On a sunrise walk in Florida, I stroll along a dirt path beside a lake between two golf courses. The sky radiates layers of pink, stripes of purple before the orb glows orange and gold, then rises huge and round above the horizon. I feel held by the cloudless pastel expanse above. Chatty chorusing birds… Continue Reading
Winter blues. They’re real. As a mental health counselor, I know how to diagnose depression. I know signs, symptoms and risk factors. I help others move through heaviness and help that heaviness move through and out of them. And me? I’ve never been described as “down.” But lately I awake at 5 a.m. with no… Continue Reading
I’ve always known I’m French: my Dad from bilingual Lewiston; Mom from bilingual Westbrook. My grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles spoke English except when French kept their secrets from us. My great grandfather, Pierre, spoke only Québécois. I once asked my mother why they named me Susan Jeanne. She said, “we wanted a name that… Continue Reading
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