And to corrupt René Descartes' philosophy, I think, therefore I am. I live, love, and especially hope. Nobody promised us life would be fair, but we still have hope that our lives will be happy and meaningful. It’s how humans are built.

The Helter Skelter scenario is an apocalyptic vision reportedly embraced by serial killer and cult leader Charles Manson and members of...

A kinkeeper- the gatekeeper to the family, is a family member, usually, but not always, a woman, who takes on the role of maintaining...

Men, particularly lion-hearted men, tend to disown their emotions, and the emotions of others, or at least assign them significantly less prominence than say putting food on the table- including their quest to earn a good living in their career or business, which, some think will be key to getting to be the one to copulate with the lioness, but also to give their families a better life.

For if and when your estranged child decides to walk through your door, keep it open. Your grown-up child will find a way to return when they are ready. But no parent will want to turn it into a blame session, even if there is a good reason to. Throwing your pain back at 'the source' is unproductive and will send them running.

We all know our value, although it is sometimes hidden under layers of fear and pain. We all have something to give the world, something meaningful: ourselves. And this value may be where we can finally learn why we are deserving of all the blessings and happiness life has to offer.

Take that "kick me" sign down, demagnetize the undeserved abuse, and go forward into a better, happier life using your magnetic personality- your kindness tempered by tolerance, your caring balanced with care for yourself.

But I didn’t escape that life by cutting her off. I escaped by finding my real identity. It was within me all along, and despite everything, my mother is still an intrinsic part of me, despite having left this realm.

An adult child might feel that they lose themselves in the relationship, and don't return for fear of being drawn back into painful dynamics with their mother, or, in some cases, feel too guilty to face their mothers and are unable to get out of the corner they painted themselves into. The mother, who may then be dealing with depression and other issues, deals with any reconciliation attempts clumsily and may also be experiencing guilt and sitting in her unpainted corner.

Once limited to being an essential weapon for narcissists and psychopaths, dehumanization has seeped into many facets of life, as people...

Parents, mothers in particular, are left reeling by parental estrangement, not only by the rejection, but by the confusion. How did this happen? Many only get to hear through the grapevine, or through angry confrontations, of some or other terrible misdeed they are accused of, that either never happened, never happened the way it was described, or is based on a series of debilitating circumstances or events in the life of the parent, with many fabricated frills bolstering the

Propaganda, the spread of vicious lies with the very specific intent of creating a particular narrative in the short term to grab power...

Take a deep breath right now. Go ahead, inhale slowly through your nose, let your belly expand, then exhale gently through your mouth. Feels kinda good, right?

Despite that the rainbow baby has done no wrong, asking their mother to forgive them may be the most courageous thing they will ever do. Rec

The good news is that many people have broken the profound and complex cycle of generational trauma. The other good news is that the healing

Utter hopelessness feels like you are in a dark cocoon of nothingness, with no way out. All the best advice in the world seems meaningless a

Or perhaps we need to turn our fears into flying monkeys and watch them fly off into the sunset, leaving

Fearlessness is rare- almost every person alive is scared of something, whether it's spiders or speed, falling or failing, commitment or cro

Annoyance, frustration, and sometimes even fearfulness emerge when someone invades your personal space or privacy and we're often tempted to

When was the last time you laughed till you cried at a knock, knock joke? Do you even know how to get a squirrel’s attention? Act like a nut