October is Selective Mutism Awareness Month

Selective mutism is a rare disorder, a communication disability, affecting less than 1% of kids.

6 Benefits of Freewriting

Freewriting is a simple writing practice that helps prime the writer for creativity and inspiration among other benefits

Making Friends with My Grief

A conversation with my daughter about the grandfather she never met helped us both heal.

A Fresh Start for the New Year: Are You Ready to Turn the Page on 2020?

the year is almost over. It’s time for a new year. A new page. We will still have the same problems once the bell tolls us into 2021, but we can stop, take a breath, hit reset, and then tackle the new year with a plan. Let’s take a moment to reevaluate, to consider what’s working, what’s not, and look at our challenges with new eyes to find new solutions.

Living with Dying: Thoughts on friendship and cancer

I get by with a little help from my friends

Vera Beautified Me for Get Hitched Give Hope

Vera Beautified Me for Get Hitched Give Hope

I was getting ready for Get Hitched Give Hope, an amazing, annual charity event that pairs wedding planners and vendors with happy couples planning their nuptials, and the proceeds benefit two organizations that support people living with cancer: the Young Survival Coalition and the Dream Foundation. It was my biggest formal event of the season, and the driving Seattle rain had just gone horizontal.

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