Blog | Lise Deguire, Author of Flashback Girl

How to Manage Crushing Disappointment

I had this blog all planned. I was set to announce that I finally had secured a publisher for my memoir, Flashback Girl: Lessons on...

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...

Please Go Away!

My husband and I just returned from Tuscany and the South of France. We meandered through tiny medieval villages, visited Gothic...

Many Fathers

I have had many fathers. I had two fathers who saved my life. I had grandfathers, uncles and friends, and I have learned from all of...

Can You Help Me? Building a Resilience Skill

When you make chili, and your mom suggests a better way to slice the onion, are you open to her tip, or do you sigh with frustration?...

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...

Memorial Day is not about Picnics

Memorial Day is supposed to be about honoring our nation’s fallen, and I would like to write about them. I want to write about people who...

Happiness is my dog.

My dog Frankie presses his furry back against my thigh. He wedged himself beside me deliberately, turning and turning in circles. His...

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...

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...