You're Never Too Old to Have a Happy Childhood
When I trained to be a marriage therapist, I learned that “you’re never too old to have a happy childhood.” My teacher, the brilliant...
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Dr. Lise Deguire
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- Jul 30, 2021
- 5 min
Abandonment and Resilience
By Dr. Michael Lennox This beautiful piece was written by my very first best friend in the whole wide world. Michael and I became dear...
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- Jul 9, 2021
- 5 min
Choosing More Surgery (Option 2)
“Your test results were negative.” This call was welcome news from my doctor, but also surprising. I had seen Dr. Jones (not his real...
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- Jun 18, 2021
- 6 min
Re-silly-ence
by Marc Kaye I asked myself, “Self, are you resilient?" I heard a voice. He sounded a bit like Kevin Hart. He said, "Hell, ya! You raised...
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- Jun 4, 2021
- 5 min
How the Last-Picked-in-Gym Won a Gold Medal
In elementary school, my life divided into two clear zones. There were areas in which I excelled, and areas in which I was pitiful....
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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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- Apr 9, 2021
- 4 min
How You Rocked One Terrible Year
It has been a year since COVID stopped us in our tracks...a year of loss, isolation and death... a terrible year. And yet. It has also...
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- Jan 15, 2021
- 5 min
A Tale of Two Siblings
(Note: This post was republished with permission from tinybuddha.com. You can find the original post here: https://tinybuddha.com/blog/be...
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- Dec 18, 2020
- 5 min
Chasing Success
What is success? What is enough? Generally, I am a cheerful soul, content with my life. My daughters love me, my husband loves me, my...
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- Dec 4, 2020
- 4 min
Five Grounding Tips for this Holiday
As we enter the holiday season, worry hangs in the air. There is the obvious anxiety about our health and the health of our loved ones....
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- Oct 30, 2020
- 4 min
Tales From the Trail
Eight weeks ago, my book Flashback Girl: Lessons on Resilience From a Burn Survivor was released. Since then, I have been sprinting and...
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- Oct 7, 2020
- 4 min
Why the Burned Girl Wears Short Sleeves
“I heard some other girls talking about her. They said, ‘Why does she wear short sleeve shirts when she is scarred like that? I felt bad."
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- Sep 25, 2020
- 4 min
The Best Zoom Party Ever
This hour was a highlight of my life and I will never forget it. It was like attending my own funeral but obviously, a whole lot better.
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- Sep 11, 2020
- 3 min
Dear Readers,
It is time for Flashback Girl to don her little yellow cape and attempt to fly.
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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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- Jul 24, 2020
- 5 min
My Sore Throat
Forty-eight hours is a long time to wait if you might possibly have a life-threatening illness. It was also a long time to think.
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- Jul 10, 2020
- 4 min
Flashback Girl Interviews Herself, Again
I think Flashback Girl has great value on how to survive and thrive through horrible times. And right now is a horrible time for all of us.
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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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