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Shamed Silence Broken
Out at happy hour with several couples she’s never met. They are together because they are couples without children. She has taken the step forward in her childfree life to try to meet other couples...
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My Dementor: Shame and Self Doubt
Today I gave a presentation for a Lunch and Learn at a major corporation here in Saint Louis. This is my sixth Lunch and Learn with them. I always have good attendance, great feedback and they actually...
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The Myriagon of Ever Upward Light
A myriagon is a polygon with 10,000 sides. A shape that can look much like a circle with as many sides as Ever Upward has now been viewed all over the world in 43 different countries. The circle that...
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Courageously Contagious
The overarching theme of Brené Brown‘s research and work is shame, vulnerability and courage. And it has completely helped me to change my entire life. The courage she displayed in her first TEDx...
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Change the Why
Why? The word that so many toddlers torture their parents with as their curiosity about the world overwhelms them so much that they must know why about everything. Why? Why? But, why? It is counseling...
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Mental Health Blog Day
Today, I am reposting The Authentic Therapist because I feel like it fulfills most of the goals of Mental Health Blog Day. We must own our stories. We must fight for our recovery. We must break the...
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Through Fear and Judgment to Own It All, I Dare You
It is not uncommon to see my clients struggling to own their stories. Struggling, especially, to own every single part of their stories. We can all struggle to own, let alone, accept, embrace and maybe...
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Hopefully the First of Many
My first television interview on the book and blog. So thankful that Great Day St. Louis on KMOV was willing to help me break the silence. If you found this post enjoyable, inspiring, helpful, hopeful,...
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The Tablespoon of Shame
Many say our generations have been raised very differently. Some say that our previous generations were raised with humility at the core. This message that you aren’t that special and you must work to...
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Our Infertility Rap Sheets
Ever Upward is growing. My world is expanding. My recovery is strengthening. Which also means my shamed silence is triggered more often. Even though my shame resilience has grown as a result of my...
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Defining Our Enoughs and Everythings
Amy Klein‘s post You’ve Done Everything You Can for the New York Times was the first spark I needed to write something about our enoughs. Our everythings. Then I wrote Our Infertility Rap Sheets, even...
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Isaiah: My Joyful Shout To Fill the World
My friend and fellow warrior over at Rejoice, Beloved reblogged one of my posts and in a comment she wrote she led me to more clarity. She pointed me in the direction of Isaiah 54, and in those words...
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An Apology and Thank You to Bobbie Thomas
Dear Bobbie, An apology. First an apology. I was fully prepared to walk away from your interview yesterday with Kathie Lee and Hoda feeling shamed and frustrated. Let me explain. As someone who has...
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Breaking the Shackles of Shame and Fear Because I Think I Can Help
The light blinded out the shame. The light shined so brightly that I found another piece of my clarity. My light sparked just a bit more brilliantly. All ignited by two simple conversations with my 8...
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To The Anonymous Critic(s)
A survey to… gather information. give the shamed silenced a voice. start and continue an important conversation in our world. educate. continue the love of ever upward. For the possibilities of...
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Penned Musing: A Lot
Today’s writing prompt felt like it needed to be shared. What if you stopped asking permission to be yourself and stopped apologizing for who that person is? ~~~ Chin up. Chill out. Calm down. You’re...
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