Last week, December 13, 2022, our world lost a bright light. Stephen tWitch Boss, a beloved DJ on the Ellen Show, a gifted dancer, and a loving father and husband. During the dark days of COVID, watching tWitch and his family dancing on social media was a massive uplift for me. His megawatt smile and …
Throughout my journey as one who is healing and as a healer, this phrase has been an integral part of my understanding of the process of healing. When I went through trauma therapy for the PTSD I developed after my husband died by suicide, I wanted to do anything other than feel. My adept therapist …
There is a way to feel instantly happy, calorie-free, available everywhere at any time, with no negative side effects. Hard to believe? It’s true, possible, and very easy. Give. I was a sensitive child and although I was tough (thanks to rambunctious older siblings) I was easily hurt. My mom was always very supportive, she …
Phoenix Rising, Powerful Women Who Rose From The Ashes To Claim Their Place launches today! We can do hard things, and this book is a testimonial to that! As most of you know I have been through some hard things. But the truth is, considering these last 18 months, we have all been touched by …
It has been one heck of an interesting year. Almost everyone on the planet (!) has been affected by the pandemic. Most of us have had other challenges too as we’ve lost loved ones, watched some of our most beloved places burn. We’ve witnessed our cities and towns in turmoil as the fires burning for …
I was fortunate enough to be interviewed again for Dr. D’s Social Network, and enjoyed another deep and meaningful conversation with the brilliant Darian Parker PhD, NSCA-CPT. We talk about how to be emotionally healthy and so much more, see the highlight list below, it was a wide-ranging and deep conversation covering quite a variety …
Please enjoy this poignant conversation about love, loss and recovery. Dorice asked me what I thought made a good relationship. My answer: conscious communication and unconditional love. I used to think that a good relationship meant you fit together like a hand and glove. But if you picture that image, it has a lot missing, …
My mom’s yartzeit is tonight. She died 12 years ago this week, and in the Jewish tradition on the anniversary of a loved one’s death, we say a special prayer with our congregation and remember, and be fully present, with all the feelings of the love and the loss. It will be a sad time, …
Michelle goes deep into her personal journey in this poignant podcast with Dr. Darian Parker in Dr. D’s Social Network
In 1994 Hope Edelman, who lost her mother when she was 17, wrote the book Motherless Daughters. This book has sold over 500,000 copies. Unique to self help books about the psychology and process of grief and loss, this book became a movement, an organization and a sacred space for all daughters grieving their moms. …
Mother Love – A visit to the Motherless Daughters Annual Luncheon Read More »
