Publications

The Impact of Fall

Published November 10, 2025

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European Adventure

Published October 30, 2025

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Stepping Into September Part 2.

Publish September 22, 2025

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Stepping Into September

Published September 8, 2025

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The Liminal Space of Illness

Published August 25, 2025

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A Doorway to the Past

Published August 11, 2025

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A Gentle Pause

Published July 28, 2025

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Summer Joys

Published July 14, 2025

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My Favorites

Books

I love reading.  As a child it fed my imagination and as an adult it feeds my soul.

I believe that books find me at the right time.

    • Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

    • Archetypes: Who Are You? by Caroline Myss

    • Let Them by Mel Robbins

    • Callings - Finding & Following an Authentic Life by Gregg Levoy

    • Life Makovers - Take Time For Your Life by Cheryl Richardson

    • Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives By Gretchen Rubin

    • Stuck – Why We Can’t (or Won’t) Move On Anneli Rufus

    • Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza

    • Awakening at Midlife by Kathleen Brehony

    • How Starbucks Saved my life by Michael Gates Gill

    • Life is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age by Bruce Feiler

    • The Crossroads of Should and Must by Elle Luna

    • The Way of Transition by William Bridges

    • Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes by William Bridges

    • Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change by William Bridges

    • Work Reimagined by Richard Leider & David Shapiro

    • Crucial Conversations by Grenny Patterson & Switzler McMillan

    • Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

    • Big Magic; Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

    • The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

    • The Creative Heroine's Path by Julie Baldwin

    • The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken Robinson & Lou Aronica

    • The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield; Shawn Coyne

    • A Year of Living Consciously by Gay Hendricks

    • Journey of the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul by Melody Beattie

    • The Miracle Factor: A Day Book by Kathy Jacobson

    • Death - Current Perspectives by Williamson; Shneidman

    • Final Gifts by Maggie Callahan & Patricia Kelley

    • On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

    • On Living by Kerry Egan

    • The Sacred Art of Dying by Kramer

    • Coaching at End of Life: A Coach Approach to Ministering to the Dying and the Grieving by Don Eisenhaur

    • Option B by Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant

    • The Orphaned Adult by Levy

    • Understanding Your Grief by Alan Wolfelt

    • A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen

    • Build the Life You Want by Albert Brooks & Oprah

    • The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

    • Cancer as a Turning Point

    • Healing Power of Storytelling: Using Personal Narrative to Navigate Illness, Trauma and Loss by Annie Brewster

    • Lean on Me: 10 Powerful Steps to Moving Beyond Your Diagnosis and Taking Back Your Life by Nancy Davis

    • Love, Medicine & Miracles by Bernie Siegel

    • The Healing Power of Storytelling by Annie Brewster

    • The Illness Narratives: Suffering, Healing & the Human Condition by Arthur Klienman

    • Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington

    • When Sleeping Beauty Wakes Up: A Woman's Tale of Healing the Immune System and Awakening the Feminine Patt Lind-Kyle

    • The Mindfulnes Solution to Pain by Gardner, Nix, Jackie

    • Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine

    • The Wisdom to Know the Difference - When to Make a Change & When to Let Go by Eileen Flanagan

    • Living with Intent by Mallika Chopra

    • Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine Deepak Chopra

    • Conscious Living: Finding Joy in the Real World by Gay Hendricks

    • Be Fearless by Jean Case

    • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant

    • Play Your Bigger Game by Rick Tamlyn

    • The Go Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg; John David Mann

    • Redefining Possible by Ron Alford; Dustin Hillis

    • This Time I Dance! Creating the Work You Love by Tama Kieves

    • A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

    • New and Selected Poems by Mary Oliver

    • The Positive Thinking Secret by Aaron Kennard

    • Resiliency Advantage: Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back by Al Sierbert

    • The Way of the Happy Woman by Sara Avant Stover

    • The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

    • Eat, Pray, Love By Elizabeth Gilbert

    • Finishing Well Bob Buford

    • Half Time: Moving from Success to Significance by Bob Buford

    • Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment by Katrina Kenison

    • The Gift of An Ordinary Day - A Mother's Memoir by Katrina Kenison

    • What I Know For Sure by Oprah

    • Writing As A Way of Healing by Louise DeSalvo

Poetry

These poems really speak to me and serve as a reminder of what I felt during my major life transitions. They ground me and I refer to them often.