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Health • Mental Health • Relationships

The (K)nots of Our Lives

I had arrived in the locker room at Easterseals early one morning.  I went to take my shoes off, and suddenly was thwarted by the tiniest of knots in one […]

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Health • Mental Health • Relationships

To Control or Not To Control

It’s the most common psychological symptom in the world.  Whether you are a 6-year-old boy or a 96-year-old great, great, grandmother, you experience it on a regular basis, even when […]

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Family • Mental Health • Parenting • Relationships

Believing What I Don’t Feel

The other day I was at a retreat for parents whose children were getting ready to receive First Communion.  As part of a parent engagement session, a conversation was sparked […]

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Mental Health

Anxiety’s Biggest Lie; Life’s Biggest Truth

“I am going to die.” I was standing in the downstairs showroom of REI in St. Louis.  Already on its way to becoming my favorite store (admittedly from a guy […]

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