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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Dr. Lise Deguire
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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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- May 22, 2020
- 6 min
L is for Love: Building Resilience Skills (Part 4)
I have known many heroes. There was my surgeon, Dr. John Constable, who saved my life when I was little, and provided me with kindness...
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- May 8, 2020
- 5 min
How are You Coping?: Building Resilience Skills (Part 3)
In week seven of quarantine, how are you managing your time? Are you contemplating new projects around your home? Catching up with old...
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- Feb 28, 2020
- 4 min
The Skiing Surgeons
When you think of a surgeon, what comes to mind? A man striding in his white coat, barking imperiously, staff trailing behind? A...
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- Feb 11, 2020
- 2 min
It's the Most Loneliest Day of the Year
(Reprinted from February 11, 2019) I used to dread Valentine’s Day, the holiday of the loved and desired. My friend Hannah would dress...
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- Jan 17, 2020
- 5 min
Flashback Girl Feels Encouraged!
The easiest part of writing my memoir turned out to be… writing my memoir. To be clear, it was not actually easy to write. I have no...
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- Jan 3, 2020
- 4 min
The Phantom, Darth Vader, and Me
Time and time again, the villain winds up being burned. Doug and I grin at each other and hoot, “Just another maladjusted burn victim!"
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- Dec 6, 2019
- 6 min
Why Your Therapist Can't Be Your Friend
Have you ever fantasized about being friends with your therapist? She smiles when you arrive, and she truly likes you. Her eyes shine...
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- Nov 8, 2019
- 5 min
Flashback Girl Feels Sad
It began with exhaustion. I have been on a whirlwind schedule for two years now, treating my clients during the week, writing or speaking...
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- Oct 11, 2019
- 5 min
A Whole New (Burn) World
I spent three days at my own personal Disney Land last week. In truth, I stayed just two miles away from the actual Disney Land, but I...
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- Sep 20, 2019
- 3 min
It's Not that Easy Being Burned
I write today wrapped in old clothes I don’t care about, so the bleeding won’t matter. Half of my body shines luminous scarlet, as my...
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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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- 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 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 27, 2019
- 3 min
My Burns and the Magical Laser
I am hunkering down at home for a week. I wear sloppy clothes that I don’t mind staining with blood. First I am in pain, then I itch,...
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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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- Mar 24, 2019
- 3 min
"Burn Baby Burn!"
I walked alone down the high school hallway, heading toward my locker. I was a new kid, with no friends. I wore an Indian-print...
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- Mar 6, 2019
- 2 min
How I Found my Theme
“You need a theme for your blog,” Karen advised me over our annual birthday brunch. We have been friends since eighth grade, when I was...
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- Mar 5, 2019
- 2 min
The Worst Nightmare
“There’s an ambulance at Vickie’s house,” my husband said. We frowned at each other. Vickie and her family had been our friends for...
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