My Return From The Abyss: A Work In Progress.

Advertisements Those who know me well, know that I am a born caregiver.  I’m a nurse, a wife to a disabled veteran, a Mom of a lovely Chinese baby girl (now 16!)  and an animal rescuer of too many fur babies to count.  (I may need a support group….) Where did my caretaker journey begin?…

Lessons from my Mother: How to Build Resilience in Your Kids This Summer.

Advertisements When I was growing up, in the before times, (before COVID, the internet, cell phones, cable) summertime was merely one long effort to stay cool, get a tan and read one secondhand novel after another on my Grandmother’s back porch, in front of an industrial strength fan in the window, that sounded a bit…