I also need to go to Iowa to see the town in which my birth mother grew up. I can’t explain why exactly, I just know I have to. And as soon as it warms up, I’ll go.
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Believe It: Your Dreams Can Heal
Let me tell you a story about how the pursuit of my dream led to immense healing without me doing one thing to make it so. Before I started writing my book my mind was taking me on these journeys. I’d visit a San Francisco department store that my grandmother and I had once been [...]
Guest Dreamer: Val Boyko, Mother Whisperer Stepping Out of The Box
Thanks Rayne for inviting me to share my point of view. As a coach my job is to look at different perspectives and explore possibilities, so this is right up my alley! I like to step out of the box and challenge “stuck” thinking, ways of being and behaving. I’m not in the healing business [...]
Guest Dreamer: How to Feel More Beautiful While Working on Your Dream
I am not suggesting we let ourselves go. It’s fun to be a woman. I love to dress up and wear makeup. I just think we need to keep it FUN. The lesson here is to look our best while not killing ourselves and to FEEL EVEN BETTER than we look. Nor do I think a woman should feel pressured to down play her beauty or be “real” to be taken seriously.
Guest Dreamer: Val Boyko, Mother Whisperer
Readers of my Sunday blog, which focuses on surviving toxic moms, may include a few who wonder if their mothers are really that bad. Adult daughters of toxic moms are struggling with boundaries, contact issues, grandchild access and other challenges that come with having a parent that just isn’t fit for the role. But what [...]
Dreams Require Roadsigns
Way back before I ever had even a Letter to the Editor published I was writing like mad, taking classes and entering all sorts of writing contests. A big one loomed and I had what I thought was a great story and (here’s a miracle for self-isolating I-can-do-it-myself me) I thought maybe someone should take [...]
Smart Dreams and Dumb Behavior – Again!
Last week I enjoyed a lovely vacation in the snowy Pacific Northwest. My biggest problems were: walking a puppy in snow, choosing a restaurant, and deciding which book to read for hours and hours. But in the back of my mind I was planning the road trip to Iowa to do research on my birth [...]
5 Crucial Questions for Daughters of Toxic Mothers
As I wind up my writing effort on my first book “Confessions of an Undutiful Daughter” I’m thinking about what my book will look like and what companion pieces it will need. My very first impulse is a journal. There are few things as alluring as a beautiful, clean, empty journal. I know because I [...]
What Egypt Can Teach Us About Our Dreams
I don’t know about you, but ever since Anderson Cooper got roughed-up in Cairo I’ve been glued to my television set watching Egypt’s honest-to-goodness revolution. What made it most compelling for me was the utilization of non-violent techniques and the cooperative strategies that connected Egyptian citizens traditionally separated by class. The parallels to breaking the [...]
When Pursuing Your Dream: Dog Paddling Counts
In the past month I’ve really cut back on my normal writing schedule when I should be ramping up. First I couldn’t concentrate because I had roofers here for nine days. But you know what? I’m not beating myself up about it. Although apparently I am famous for insisting to my friends that writers write [...]
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