Blog | Lise Deguire, Author of Flashback Girl

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...

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....

"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...

What Daily Meditation Can Do For You

“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of these things and...

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...

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...

Healing Through Pain

by Samuel Moore-Sobel, guest blogger (I am honored to host Samuel Moore-Sobel, as guest writer for this blog. You can learn more about...

5 Things to Say to a Scarred Person (and 1 Thing Not to Say)

A year ago, I sat eating lunch with my new friend, Betsy. We met when our kids performed in high school theater together. We both...

For Me, There Is No Rest

by Kevin Barhydt, guest blogger I am honored to host Kevin Barhydt, as the first guest writer for this blog. You can learn more about...

It's the Most Loneliest Day of the Year

Note: I wrote this piece two years ago, and reprint it every February. Sending love to all those who feel alone; I have been there too. I...