As you might have figured out from following my posts, this is not the area I am most skilled in, at least where my sisters are concerned. This is a huge pain point for me, and it often has me questioning my identity and sanity. I’ve been to psychotherapy (more than once), completed the Curriculum…
As I often tell my workers’ compensation (“WC”) clients, whether they are claimants or employers, their cases will be determined primarily by the veracity of the medical evidence. The intent of the WC system is to ensure injured workers get the medical care they need to return to work (“RTW”), but let’s face it. That…
I used to coach a person who wanted to be an entrepreneur, but whose business was not generating sufficient income. “John” took full-time job, after full-time job, always finding fault with the people he worked for, soon after orientation and the honeymoon phase that begins while training. He was a reliable employee who often got…
By 2050, more than 20% of the world’s population will be 60 years of age or older. I will be 81 years old, and in some ways, I do not expect the world to be recognizable, much as it was unrecognizable to “Jane”, who died in February at the age of 88. Born in a…
This has been an especially challenging year emotionally. In January, I tried to help my family with the legal, emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects of my mother’s declining health, only to be pushed out of the decision-making process and caused to question whether I was indeed the horrible person I was alleged to be. In…
Living in a metropolitan area with and estimated population of nine million people, I find myself a little annoyed nearly any day I can’t avoid being out among them. Tourists walk four people wide–slowly and oblivious to those of us not on vacation–blocking foot traffic in both directions. Yet the city is highly dependent on…
Each of the past three weeks brought a Nor’easter snowstorm to New York City and unseasonal snow accumulation in southern states that are typically preparing for Spring Breakers. My Facebook feed includes daily photos from friends complaining about the inconvenience of wearing a warm coat while scraping the windshields of cars with heated seats and…
I live my life out loud, not because I want to hurt anyone, but because I want to stop hurting. I live my life out loud because the secrets have cost us too much. I live my life out loud, not to alienate those who hurt me, but to welcome and soothe those who feel…
My life didn’t start the way some people thought it was supposed to, and I soon adopted this view of the world, too. My parents had owned an auto part store and were struggling financially, whether or not my mother knew. My dad was in denial about the failing (or possibly failed) business, and he…
I was so proud of you, as you stood in your cap and gown. A college graduate at age 50, you overcame so much to walk that stage. Teen pregnancy Drugs Alcohol Abuse Lies Hatred Hostility Insecurity and Pain each accepted their degrees before you and seemed to disappear into the crowd. The class of…
