Self-Care Mantras I Live By

I find it hard to digest many of the self-care messages I see today, so I wanted to share the self-care mantras I live by. So much of what I hear about Self-Care doesn’t resonate with me at all. Self-Care is so much more than massages and manicures. To me, self-care is more about the…

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Why The Universe Shuts A Door

Why the universe shuts a door is something we all wonder. When we’re meant to change direction, the universe starts shutting doors. September 2008. Five months since we’d relocated to a Chicago suburb from Chennai, India. I was applying for jobs everywhere, but ran into a wall every time. America was in the grip of a recession…

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Do You Fear Your Own Shadow?

Do you fear your own shadow? When the shadows you fear become your best friends, your light shines the brightest. Our shadows walk with us all the time. We inherited them when we were little, and they’ve been following us around, trying to keep us “safe.” What do these shadows whisper? Don’t speak up against…

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What Anger Taught Me

What anger taught me is a precious lesson I will carry with me all my life. In my twenties and thirties, anger was my weapon of choice. Growing up with an alcoholic father and a people-pleasing mother, I soon realized that being angry prevented others from taking advantage of me. Anger helped me feel powerful, strong, and…

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We are all One

We are all one. This sounds like a complex truth. What does it even mean? Allow me to explain. Ten years ago on the 27th of January my mother took her last breath. I was so broken by her loss that I couldn’t see beyond my next breath. Leave alone, fast forward to 2019 and…

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3 Gifts That Loss Brings Us

3 gifts that loss brings us are gifts we tend to overlook easily. When my mother’s breath left her body for the last time in 2009, I could barely breathe. I shattered. I dropped deep into the dark well of grief. I could only think of my loss as negative. I didn’t have the insights…

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Why is it so hard to dream big?

Why is it so hard to dream big? Why do we let our inner bully squash our desires? About ten days ago, I had an amazing opportunity. Nicole Antoinette invited me to be a guest on Season 16 of her thriving podcast, Real Talk Radio. We recorded the two-hour conversation which was a lot of fun…

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Grief And Faith

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What is the relationship between grief and faith? Grief is not Catholic, Hindu, or Jew. Grief is not black, white or brown. Grief is the great leveler. It slices through differences of country and culture, faith and fanaticism. Grief is the language of  the human heart broken by loss. It is to give voice to…

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Does Grief have a Purpose?

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Does grief have a purpose? Does it move us toward a better version of ourselves? Every sad ending contains the seeds of a new happy beginning. I know this for sure and have lived through it myself. In a recent phone call, this truth was revealed to me one more time. One of my jobs…

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Surviving the Death of a Child

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Surviving the death of a child is the hardest thing a parent has to do. After the death of her 27-year-old daughter, Sandy Fox began a life-long grief journey dedicating herself to helping others through her books, online writings and speaking engagements. She is a former newspaper reporter and high school journalism teacher, winning many…

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