Ah, life’s milestones – perpetually bittersweet. When you marry, you leave the safety and familiarity of your family to set out on a new adventure that holds the key to life itself. When you begin a new career, you devote yourself and your energies to becoming a force in the world – at the exclusion …
When I wrote the book Pain, Passion & Purpose, I never thought that it would become my own go-to manual for living. Why would it? These were profound revelations and insights gifted to me during a time of deep soul-searching, surely I would become changed by each and every one of them. And while I …
Sometimes finding the right words can be the hardest thing to do. I’m referring to those moments when what you say - and how you say it – reveal who you truly are and what you stand for. Even as a writer, I feel that my words often betray me, especially with those that I love …
So there you are, randomly searching the internet, scanning the blogs and checking your Facebook page for the seventeenth time. The most exciting thing to happen to you this week was when the bug-man clued you in on the new species of Mediterranean Engraver Beetle that’s been striking fear into the hearts of your neighbors. …
If you’re a parent then you know that raising a family can be difficult. No matter how hard you try, or how good your intentions’, making your vision of the ideal family come to life always stays just out of reach. Yet, perhaps that’s exactly the way it’s supposed to be – and there’s a method to all …
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Marci Wise, M.A., LMHC 