In Pursuit of Fulfillment

There was a time in my life when I heard the word “mother” and associated it only with a woman who had given birth to and/or raised a child from birth. But as I have grown, and since I have had my own children, I have come to understand motherhood in an entirely different way. [...]

Toxic family relationships can take a toll on anyone who has to deal with them, especially when mental illness is involved. Any sort of mental illness among family members, especially left untreated, can cause stress and discord in the family, but sometimes, the affected person doesn’t even realize there’s a problem. If you’ve ever dealt [...]

Did you ever have one of those days when you’ve got like fifty-bazillion things to do and yet all you seem to get done is updating your Facebook status and maybe a shower, if you’re lucky? I’ve been there. Who hasn’t? From the outside, it might just look like you’re procrastinating, but in reality, it [...]

Back in September of last year, I wrote a post about how to identify toxic family relationships, and at the end of that post, I promised to come back and explain how to deal with the situation. When I wrote that, I assumed I would have figured it out by the time I wrote that [...]

“Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.” ~Mark Twain Everyone has something (or someone) in their past that they’d just rather forget–but as everyone knows, sometimes that’s a little easier said than done. Yet, as we focus on obtaining our ultimate [...]

As we travel along the road to personal fulfillment, most of us encounter obstacles along the way. Sometimes, the obstacles are within our own selves, and other times, they come from external sources.  Toxic relationships, in particular, can be an extreme source of stress and discord in our lives–and can even lead to our own [...]

Today’s guest post from Dr.Anthony Raimondo offers advice on how to help your children create and live the lives of their dreams. Dr. Raimondo’s message goes right along with my Writing Your Own Story series, and I’m honored to have such an enlightened man as my guest on In Pursuit of Fulfillment today. I’m also [...]