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First Person: Lizard Skin and the Warehouse

Dorothy P.

October 18, 2023

“No one will ever love you.” Mom jabbed her index finger into my bicep for emphasis, so I would not forget. I almost dropped a dish as I cleaned… read more…
When We Pretend to Have an Identity

John H. Driggs

August 20, 2023

“Oh yes, I’m the great pretender, Pretending that I’m doing well, My need is such I pretend too much, I’m lonely but no one can tell…” —From Buck Ram’s… read more…
Relationships: Keeping Codependency in Check and Enjoying Peace

Karen Casey

January 30, 2020

How to experience relationships, confidently and peacefully, has been at the core of my writing since my first book, Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women, was… read more…
When You Want Somebody Else to Change

John H. Driggs

December 16, 2018

When we want somebody else to change we often make mistakes. We either get too passive and expect change to happen without any effort on our part. Out of… read more…
In Al-Anon…

Sherry Gaugler-Stewart

July 11, 2018

There was a period in my life where I spent most of my time doing one of two things: I was either worrying to extremes, or praying about what… read more…