A cowgirl gets up in the morning, decides what she is going to do and does it. -Marie Lords, 1861 Gritty but glamorous, keeping up with the boys but always a lady, a hard worker who loves her animals as much as she would ever love a man, the Cowgirl mystique. What makes some women [...]
Category Archives: hope
Inspired by a Friend’s Spirit by Carol
My friend has a very rare slow moving form of cancer for 20 years. Her attitude about life is that she is going to live, no matter what. Nothing is going to stop her. She happens to also be married to a man that fully supports her and as such, these two are quite heroic [...]
Learning to Live Life Between Bites by Carol
(…continued from December 3rd entry) Becoming aware of inconspicuous derogative passing quiet thought is the road to recovery. Simply avoiding or pushing away negative thinking is not enough, because it acts as restrictive thinking lending itself stronger recurrences going forward. Only a trained therapist, a “life coach”, can aid in knowing what to do as [...]
What Are YOU Feeding Your Mind With? by Carol
After reading this post, go to the continuation I wrote in the next post called “Learning to live life between bites” We might, at times, not be quite content to be where we are or who we are with. We can be fiercely protective of our possessions, our religious beliefs and political views. Sometimes we [...]
When it Hurts to even Hope…
We can easily understand a child who is afraid of the dark, the real tragedy in life is an adult who is afraid of the light.-Plato Every now and then, it seems like I keep having the same conversation; and lately a number of folks have shared with me their fears about recovery; how they [...]
Everything you Need to Know About Eating Disorders Program but Were Afraid to Ask by Carol
We all have inner dialogue. It’s normal. It significantly affects one’s actions and emotions. For those affected by an eating disorder, it’s critical to shed light on harmful inner dialogue before attempting to shift one’s actions. One-on-one therapy sheds awareness of how your mind thinks and appropriately reconnects you with your emotions. A good connection [...]
The Rewards of Patience…is Patience
I’m tired of being me, And I don’t like what I see, I’m not who I appear to be – Lyrics to Extreme’s ‘Am I ever gonna change‘ Almost every day, something in my work or home life reminds of the role acceptance plays in our lives. Quite ironically perhaps, acceptance can play a huge [...]
Would I Trade My Life For Yours? by Carol
Would I trade my life for yours? For most of my life, I probably would have. Low self-esteem, high anxiety and fear influenced my thoughts and behaviors for decades, affecting my career, social, personal and family life. On the surface, I appeared confident, was productive, hardworking and extremely ambitious. I worked exhaustively at building a [...]
Vive la différence! Shift Happens!
My work makes me lucky. I get up every morning knowing I will have the opportunity that day, to walk beside someone who is trying very hard to make changes in their lives, often making the world around them, a better place to be. There is still so much fear around mental health; my cheeriness [...]
