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73. Light duty living (again)
After a hundred-mile walk in the beautiful mountains and deserts of northern New Mexico, I find myself on a light duty living assignment...
Jul 7, 20232 min read
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72. Are you ready?
How do we know if we are ready for something new? I want to start a side hustle. I want to find a therapist. I want to start a new hobby....
Jul 3, 20231 min read
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71. Trust the trail
Ever since falling in love with hiking and forests, I have loved all metaphors associated with the word trail. For me, it translates so...
Jun 15, 20232 min read
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68. Psych Ward Blessing
While attending a two-day training session at the University of Kansas Health System for my #psychward #sidehustle, I noticed these...
Jun 3, 20231 min read
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67. I like the idea...
This quote came from one of my favorite students last year. This student wasn't able to "do school" in his state of trauma. For kids like...
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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65. Finding the edge
Find the edge of comfort. Hang out there for awhile. You may like it. Need words for your walls? >> Click here
May 21, 20231 min read
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64. Do not slumber
Let's not slumber life away. Let's wake each other up and remind one another of their potential. We were all put on this earth to...
May 17, 20231 min read
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63. Damn roomie
Arianna continues "I wish someone would invent a tape recorder that we could attach to our brains to record everything we tell ourselves....
May 14, 20232 min read
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62. Finding quiet
I say these words a few times a day to kids that come and go from my office. You can stay here in the quiet. It is one of the luxuries of...
May 10, 20231 min read
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61. Imagine...
I get to work with beautifully hopeful teens every day. On a recent trip to NYC, I got to spend some uninterrupted time with my very...
May 5, 20231 min read
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60. The most rewarding work of our life
It would be so much easier if people met us where we were. Can you imagine a world where people around you understood your story, your...
May 2, 20231 min read
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57. On being cheerful
I have become fascinated with cheerfulness and how and what it can do to a group of humans or even to our own human heart. One of the...
Apr 16, 20231 min read
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56. Waiting
I am bad at waiting. It is something I am consciously working on. I will give my childhood some credit for this #bad_at_waiting trait. I...
Mar 21, 20231 min read
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55. Forever Committed
Hope you are forever committed to figuring yourself out. XOXO, Stacy Like this #typographyart? Our Etsy shop is open 24/7.
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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Our Etsy Store is Live.
Our Etsy Store! I will be adding designs regularly but here is a running head start with a few of my favorites. As always, custom orders...
Mar 13, 20231 min read
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54. Distorted #^@%$@ thinking
I love drawing this line on a note card for my kids at school. It always makes them laugh. I do this to illustrate how crazy our brains...
Feb 28, 20231 min read
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53. Love Your Body "Love Letter"
Hey You, Thanks for loving me. You were given me, your one mighty vessel, do all of your living in. This means I am kind of a big deal....
Feb 25, 20231 min read
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52. Gross Adulting Words
There are a lot of counseling theories that focus on these gross #adulting words: choice, freedom and responsibility. The words are great...
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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51. Make time matter
It has been 97 days since I made a big career change. The change was one of the best decisions I have made for myself and I hope I am...
Feb 17, 20231 min read
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50. Blue Sky
Finally! We had a couple of blue ski skiing days in the Rockies. While I enjoy skiing, I much prefer skiing on blue ski days. And when...
Feb 14, 20231 min read
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