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Breakfast Club

Thirty years ago , The Breakfast Club met in Saturday-morning detention at Shermer High School in Illinois. Dear Mr. Vernon … We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in dentition for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you … Continue reading »
Breakfast Club
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Sometimes things have to go wrong before they can go right.

Sometimes we have to let the wrong people walk out before we allow the right people to walk in. Sometimes we have to feel weak in order to know what it’s like to feel strong. Sometimes you have to be broken to realize you’ll never be shattered. Sometimes you have to “be in like” before … Continue reading »
Sometimes things have to go wrong before they can go right.
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She suppressed her needs, wants, expectations and values in order to please others.

Her hope was to avoid conflict, criticism and disappointment.  But the more she tried to please others, the dimmer her inner voice became. She eventually lost herself.She became well aware that she couldn’t be a people pleaser and have healthy self-esteem. It was one or the other. She had to choose. So she adopted the … Continue reading »
She suppressed her needs, wants, expectations and values in order to please others.
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Seasonal Affective Disorder

If dreary, dark winter months get you down, you’re not alone. When there is less natural sunlight it can mess with your mood and leave you feeling blue until spring comes and brings the sun with it.  People with Seasonal Affective Disorder (or SAD) develop symptoms of depression in the winter months when there is … Continue reading »
Seasonal Affective Disorder
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A moment that was yet to come.

She was so very good at berating herself for her old mistakes. It had become rather routine. She often loved the wrong people and frequently cried about the wrong things. She made her mistakes. She battled her demons and she regretted things in her past. She was a victim of her own mind. How fortunate she … Continue reading »
A moment that was yet to come.
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Meet Sarah.

Sarah had a habit of arriving religiously to work at 5:00 am and leaving sometime around 8:00 p.m. or later.  It was what she had known for the past 13 years.  It was comfortable.  Or was it?  She advanced in her career with hard work and dedication.  After all, this is what we are taught … Continue reading »
Meet Sarah.