I’m going to be attending my son’s graduation very soon. This is my third and last child graduating. I’m so glad they’ve all made it! The big entry to life as a grown up! Tense and Joyful, Graduation has become a time for fear among parents. If you’re the parent attending…take some advice …

I’ve been making decisions about which direction to head in the next 5 years, and I do believe that I have found it. I am thrilled to announce the Bully Outreach Project. This project will have me living in a motor home for the next few years, travelling school to school across …

It’s hard to speak from the heart sometimes. But that is often exactly what needs to be done in order to have healthy growth in our relationships. To really put your innermost thoughts into words takes a bravery that can be developed…with practice.  The practice path: Understand that your thoughts are not dysfunctional. Our thoughts
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We hear a lot about fight or flight response, and rightly so. Darren posted right here on Keeping it Real on March 19, Overcoming your Fears. Often times the heightened response dictates our behavior. We hear less about serotonin responses, except in the context of psychiatry and depression. Truth is, when we’re doing well, working
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We can talk to people! Isn’t that amazing? I think it’s a miracle. We can do it in person, with a sincere “How are you doing?” We can pick up a phone and punch in a number… and for most of us, no more dialing. No more getting mad at that guy whose number is
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