"Burn Baby Burn"
[Author note: In recognition of this back-to-school time, here is a reprint of my blog about bullying. Many children are bravely...
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Dr. Lise Deguire
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- Aug 25
- 5 min
Happy To Be “Too Sensitive”
My mother used to tell me, “You're too sensitive.” It was a repeated refrain, deployed when I cried too long or hurt too much. She said...
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- Jun 17
- 5 min
Come on Charlie
By Ken Giglio, guest author Every time I leave Florida and my 96-year-old father, like I did two weeks ago, I wonder how many more days...
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- Sep 15, 2021
- 5 min
Books that Heal
When I was 28 years old, I briefly dated a surgical resident. Perhaps like all surgeons, he was smart, decisive, and pleased with...
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- May 21, 2021
- 4 min
"I Can't Imagine: What NOT to Say to Someone Who is Grieving"
Guest Blog by Caryn Anthony I am honored to publish this beautiful piece by my dear friend, Caryn Anthony, about loss and how to truly...
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- Apr 23, 2021
- 5 min
Finding Compassion in Unexpected Places
Guest blog by Carol Campos. I am honored to publish this beautiful piece by Carol Campos about love, addiction, co-dependency, recovery...
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- Aug 21, 2020
- 4 min
Truth and Dare
Tension burns a different fire inside me now. I need to speak the truth for me and for my brother. I survived my childhood; he did not.
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- Jun 19, 2020
- 5 min
Hello, Please, and Thank You: Building Resilience Skills (Part 5 of 5)
Resilient people tend to be socially adept, able to handle complex situations, able to make and keep connections with others.
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- Jun 5, 2020
- 6 min
The Surprise Quarantine Gift
Life had a calm empty-nest rhythm. Then, this spring, everything changed. We had not planned to shelter together with our grown children....
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- Oct 18, 2019
- 5 min
Heroes, Bullies, and Taking a Seat
Nine years ago, my daughter’s friend was bullied in the playground. It started out as a joke, a quirky game. As the “game” progressed,...
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- Sep 6, 2019
- 4 min
When Mother Doesn't Know Best
I used to love P.D. Eastman’s book, Are You My Mother? The story was about a baby bird whose mother was nowhere to be found when he...
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- Aug 9, 2019
- 4 min
The Curse of Being the "Easy" Child
I still remember my daughter’s third grade teacher conference, although it happened over a decade ago. Ms. P. and I squatted on the...
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- Jul 14, 2019
- 5 min
The Teen You Used to Be
Do you remember being a teenager? Do you remember what you were like, and the things that you did? Your memories might help you be a...
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- Jun 1, 2019
- 4 min
Lessons on Resilience from my Dad
If there were ever a contest for the most unique person, I would enter my father, Bill Deguire. He moved through the world with such...
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- May 11, 2019
- 4 min
34 Reasons Why your Mother’s Day might Suck: A Psychologist’s List
Having been a psychologist for 3 decades, I have heard plenty of angst concerning Mother’s Day. Some of the stories were tragic. Some...
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- May 6, 2019
- 4 min
Graduating and Gone: A Love Story for my Girl
My oldest daughter, Julia, graduated from college this weekend. My work as her mother is not fully finished, but surely this graduation...
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- Apr 14, 2019
- 4 min
What To Do When You are Wrong
I messed up this week. I said something stupid to my daughter. At the time, I thought I had to help her by giving her my opinion, even...
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- Mar 31, 2019
- 3 min
"You can do it!"
“You can do it. You can do it. You can do it.” I peeked out my bedroom, looking for my four-year-old daughter. I heard her high-pitched...
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