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Anniversary of a Completed Marriage
Funny, how just last week I had an impulse to go to Pizza Hut. Not many of you know I used to work at Pizza Hut when it was a…
The Kitchen Table
It is the Fall of 1985, and I'm ripening with my first child. As my husband and I set up our first apartment in Aurora, Colorado on his Air Force…
Where Am I?
12-26-23 Tuesday, 3am Reheating sweet potatoes. My acupuncturist brew in a mug, a spoon erupts. My Christmas Log Cabin quilt wall hanging. The pink dress I made for Ma-Ma &…
What Actually Happens in the Counseling Space
On Sunday morning, August 28, 2022, there was a prompt in a group to which I belong on Facebook.It is called "The Back Row With Nik Oakes. The meme she…
My First Career
"Not everybody knows this-I don't talk about it much-is my first career.You may know me as a Counselor,Organizer, Mentor, Psychotherapist.Author, Poet, Course Creator.But, what you may not knowIs,I was first…
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A Blessing
May you have rainbows And kittens And good books to read. Housing Soft blankets All that you need. From friendships and lovers To keeping it real To know you are…
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I Delight In Growth – A Poem
I delight in growth the bud on a tree the leaf on a plant the kitten napping And, the work I experience happening. With clients every day the kind of…
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My Version of “Mental Health”
@Poetry719 prompt on IG May 17 2021 Mental Health is when you feel ultimately yourself. You’re clear what you’re feeling and you take steps to meet your needs and wants,…