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I’m the Queen of Over-Thinking

I’m the Queen of Over-Thinking

I’m intelligent, curious, and resourceful. These are all good things. But I have also been known to trap myself on a perpetual hamster wheel of repetitive and useless thoughts that do nothing more than exhaust me mentally, physically, emotionally. And maybe...
Do you ask yourself this question?

Do you ask yourself this question?

“Why can’t I figure this out?” If you’re like most people, your mental chatter is an endless loop of questions about whether you are good enough or whether you’re where you should be in your life. At midlife, the mind chatter can be relentless and harsh. And...
Are you an over-thinker, too?

Are you an over-thinker, too?

I confess. I’ve lived most of my life from my brain. Rehashing the same thoughts from every angle is my Olympic sport. I would even say that I “think” my emotions. (If you know, you know.) 🧠 In fact, if you look up overthinker in the dictionary, I wouldn’t...
What if there’s a new way?

What if there’s a new way?

Have you noticed? You can’t change a situation with the same thought processes that created the situation (or allowed it) in the first place. You rethink the same thoughts. You spin your wheels. You get nowhere new. It’s frustrating and exhausting and,...
Midlife ain’t no place for sissies.

Midlife ain’t no place for sissies.

Bette Davis said it first about old age, but it’s equally true about the turning points of midlife. What with the body changes of perimenopause and menopause that leave you feeling like a stranger in your own body, to perhaps watching your kids leave the nest...
The Joy and Burden of tradition

The Joy and Burden of tradition

It has been a tradition in my home to buy my children a tree ornament that captures a significant milestone or interest for them in the year we’re finishing up. Carefully unwrapping the ornaments each year has become another ritual, and a starting point for...

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