Tag: self care
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Ah . . . Cinnamon!
I wish it had known about Mayim Bialik’s podcast, Breakdown before now. How inspiring and comforting it would have been for me during the height of my pandemic breakdown. Well, I know about it now and have begun listening from the beginning. She is my type of person – bridging the head and the heart…
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Friendship Is . . .
During my therapy appointment this past week, my therapist reiterated the importance of friendship. I will not get into the details of that conversation here other than to say that I am thankful for friendship . . . and for taking her advice all those years ago to let others in – conscientiously – those…
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My Left Hook
When not even Bon Jovi can calm my nerves, it is time to dig a little deeper into my why . . . Three hours into my shift (as a hospital chaplain), two of my long-term patients died, one had an unexpected brain bleed (and would soon die), and another finally got discharged home two…