Today’s guest blog about how to find appropriate mental health support is offered as a public service for any of my readers who do not find this the happy, happiest time of the year. For some, the holidays are more of an emotional obstacle course that triggers deep feelings of loss and loneliness. Thank you Arlene Westcott for your informative article about the vital, but sometimes confusing, field of mental health professionals. If you need […]
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Banned Books Week
September 18 – 24, 2022, is Banned Books Week. I’ve only recently learned there is a Banned Books Week, but I’m glad there is. I grew up in libraries. My mother was a librarian. I was the only girl in the family and on our block, so books were my companions when I couldn’t be with other girls near my age. I’ve read my way through every crisis and transition I’ve ever encountered. I cannot […]
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Global Mental Health
One of the unanticipated outcomes of starting a weekly blog is having total strangers read it and contact me. Roanne Johns, a mental health advocate, reached out to ask if I could consider letting her write a guest blog. Today is that day. Thank you, Mrs. Johns, for providing this guest blog about Global Mental Health. Having you do this has been good for my mental health. Mental health is an issue near and dear […]
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Myra Johnson – Guest Author
Myra Johnson is one of those people I don’t exactly remember meeting, but am grateful I did. She writes faith-based romance and cranks out books at a rate that truly astonishes me, as I labor for years to release a book. I’ve invited her to take over this space this week. Thank you, Myra, and all the best to you in your writing efforts. Myra Johnson on the Writing Life As long as I stay […]
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Life Lessons from Annette Petrick
Annette Petrick hosts a delightful “Consider This” podcast that I get each Sunday morning. I was so moved by one she posted a couple of weeks ago that I asked her if I could use it for my HowWiseThen Mother’s Day blog. She graciously agreed to that, so here is a tribute to the wisdom passed down from mothers to children through the generations. Happy Mother’s Day to women everywhere who nurture children from cradle […]
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