I was just checking in with a colleague who had to stop working earlier yesterday as she was not feeling well. An awful migraine struck, and her medication did not help. Migraines are such bad news. Incredibly painful. Debilitating. They definitely do not help make Mondays any easier. I was questioning whether I should share how I was able to essentially cure mine close to 15 years ago. But I did not want to be that annoying person, sound preachy, and/or provide unsolicited advice. I have...

Everyone has an opinion. Just because they do, you do not need to listen. I believe this and it was recently reinforced by the great Dr Gabor Maté as he so eloquently stated during a webinar about healing, “listen to yourself.” In your gut and your heart, you will know what is best for you. Sometimes people can say things that are so vile, yet they have no idea how awful they’re being. Take a moment, step away from all distractions, get quiet and listen. Just because someone has a degree and...

In an effort to find a little bit of hope and maybe even a sense of community, I went to a breast cancer support group at a local hospital. I went once. I never went back. I sat down and looked around the room. I was the youngest person there by far. Please know that I am not ageist and I truly respect people of all ages. This was just the reality. Quite a few of the women spoke about being grandmothers and having retired. I was still working full time as I needed to keep the roof over my...