Hearing Out Life Drama  Blog

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Not every relationship needs to last forever. But many are worth the effort of repair.

Long ago, I found myself in conflict with someone I was working closely with—someone w...

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Doubt has a way of showing up right when you think you’ve got things figured out.

You make a decision. You take a leap. You feel certain.
And then… the silence. The wait. The...

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Life change is inevitable. It’s not a glitch in the system. It is the system.

Personally, I think of it as earth school. From the moment we’re born, we are in a continuous s...

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Have you ever walked away from a conversation and thought, “That could’ve gone better”?

Maybe you were trying to explain something important—but got interrupted. Maybe you l...

My niece was born on Christmas Day.

It was a snowy morning in Iowa, and we were already buzzing with holiday excitement when my brother arrived with a Polaroid in hand. He held it out like it was the most sacred thing he’d ever touched—and in many w...

Part 2 of a 2-part series on speaking up for yourself and the people you love

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It started with a hospital tray.

My ex-husband has a rare genetic condition called MCAD. His b...