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Vulnerability

Don’t wait for Stage 4.

August 12, 2014 by not your average mom 27 Comments

If you want to call depression an illness, go for it. If you want to call it a disease, that’s fine too. Let’s not argue over semantics. It doesn’t really matter what label you put on it. Depression is no joke and it’s a big fucking deal. And while there may be some people who are […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: depression, guilt, shame, suicide, Vulnerability

Failure is the path to success. Unless that path is a rope tow in the French Alps.

January 2, 2014 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

So yesterday I discovered Brene Brown. I guess I’m pretty out of it. She and Oprah are like BFF’s. How I’ve never heard of her, I have no idea. Anyway, she’s an author and a professor and a vulnerability and shame researcher. I spent yesterday watching videos and listening to her talk about vulnerability. About […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Brene Brown, Failure, French Alps, skiing, Vulnerability

It’s not about winning or losing. It’s about showing up and being seen. ~ Brene Brown

January 1, 2014 by not your average mom 4 Comments

Yesterday I did something scary. I walked into uncertainty. I shared some personal information without knowing what the outcome would be. And then I waited. I waited for the critics to emerge. I waited for them to voice their opinions. Literally. I sat in front of the computer, clicked post, and waited for the comments. […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Brene Brown, New Years, Vulnerability

God Money

September 24, 2013 by not your average mom 6 Comments

I’m running the NYC Marathon in 40 days. I have a friend who is also running it, and her son is in the same class as Number 3. Last week after Number 3’s Open House, we were talking. My friend asked me what I was doing the night before the race. When was I going […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: finances, God money, hotel, NYC Marathon, Vulnerability

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