Five things I learned in therapy

September 16, 2026
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I'm a believer in therapy. Real therapy. With a good therapist. (Not all therapists are good.) Why do I believe in it? Therapy teaches us how to understand the life we're actually living—and how to stop making the same painful mistakes. (If we choose to. Some of us just love to keep the old...
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Looking at change

August 24, 2009
"Let's also say that change is neither good or bad. It simply is. It can be greeted with terror or joy: a tantrum that says, 'I want it the way it...
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A medical system in freefall

August 24, 2009
This is the way M. and I feel when we're together.But right now, as we wait, wait and wait some more for tests and the results of tests and the next steps before we...
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Sunday inspiration

August 23, 2009
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Sit Saturday: friendship

August 22, 2009
The other day I was on the phone with my fabulous husband, who was back in Coral Gables.His chow-chow, Puddin', was sitting with him. Riley was with me, and started to...
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What if…

August 21, 2009
You'll recognize these as college campus scenes. One is the University of Iowa, where I spent two summer weeks studying writing about a decade ago. The winter and fall...
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Gratitude Friday – for this day and every day to foll

August 21, 2009
Life can be taken away in the blink of an eye. Just that fast.Which is why it's so important to live each day fully. Completely. With joy.Like so many people, I...
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Rainbow of foods

August 20, 2009
It's not so hard to eat healthily, if we think about the rainbow of foods available to us.Some delicious raw. Others made more tasty by excellent preparation.I don't...
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Ahhhh….

August 20, 2009
Me.The Rilester.Clean sheets.Tomorrow: my fabulous husband arrives for the weekend.Ahhh.Om...
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Adios! Coral Gables, at least for now

August 19, 2009
On my way home tomorrow, but I've pretty much dug in here in Latino Coral Gables. Since English is everyone's second language, except at Starbucks, it pretty much feels...
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A life of hearts and candy stars

August 19, 2009
M. and I lounged around last night, joking and giggling like kids. Let's face it. We were together as kids for 10 years. Divorced and didn't see one another for almost...
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