Hearing Out Life Drama  Blog

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I remember waking up one night as a child and hearing something unusual in our house. The sound was coming from the basement. Quiet, but unmistakable.

My dad was crying.

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I’ve been on several podcasts recently, and I’ve shared the experience of being a young child in the car.  My parents had a disagreement after an incident with another driver.  My parent driving erupted in rage.  The car hurdled down the highway on b...

On this Mother’s Day, Linda and I wanted to acknowledge that not everyone experiences the 

stereotypical image of a mother-daughter relationship–close, warm, sharing, loving. It certainly is an ideal relationship.

Everybody has a mother, at least i...

Empathy is increasingly recognized as a crucial component of effective workplace dynamics. But is there such a thing as too much empathy? I was asked during a Q&A portion of a presentation I recently gave if it was possible to offer too much empathy ...

In today's interconnected world, it's easy to fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to others. Whether it's scrolling through social media feeds or observing our peers in real life, the temptation to measure our worth against others can be overwh...

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I know I overthink things a lot. In fact, while working on this blog post, I spent entirely too much time overthinking how to approach it.

I had to laugh at myself afterward...