Giving Myself Grace I’m in the in-between. I know. It sounds like an episode of Stranger Things and the Upside Down. It’s a phrase I often use with my psychotherapy and coaching clients. You’re in the in-between, I say, between something ending, the sadness and grief...
Lesson #11: Perspective It’s sunny but blustery on our walk today. I tilt my head down into the wind trying to stay warm. Penelope, on the other hand, tilts her head up, and lets her hair and ears blow back like a model in front of a wind machine. She moves into a...
It’s All In My Head Psychological Time I have a love/hate relationship with my electric toothbrush, shamed into getting one by my plaque-vigilant dental hygienist. There I am tilted so far back in the exam chair it feels like my bladder is in my stomach and...
Updated: This event has been postponed. I’ll send an email when I have a new day. Tea, Talk and Book Signing with Dyanne Kelley at Camellia’s Sin Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 2PM Camellia’s Sin Tea Parlor in Carlisle, PA Books will be available for...
Lesson #10: Shamelessly Asking for What You Want Penelope is a dog who allows. She allows people to pet her, accepting it graciously but mostly remaining indifferent. A necessary part of being cute and cuddly, I imagine she is thinking. There are times though, when...
Truth Telling: The Power of Journaling The power of journaling lies in your ability to be honest with yourself. I had the honor and privilege of teaching a journaling workshop to a group of very brave, courageous women last week. For this particular group, I...
Come healing of the spirit, Come healing of the limb Penelope and Me Lesson #9: Unconditional Love You’ve probably been wondering where I’ve been. If you read my latest blog on “Confessions from the Other Side…of 50,” you already know I broke my toe in...
A Reflection: Trusting What’s To Come Happy New Year: A Reflection Trusting What the Universe Has in Store for You New Year’s Day is a day of reflection for me. I especially love to read some of my journal entries from the past year. And every year it’s the...
Mindfulness Messages From My Body Confessions From The Other Side… of 50 I begin this new decade with a broken toe and a cold… After spending the night in a Norfolk hotel room, I slip out of bed and grab the cup of coffee waiting for me on the nightstand. My Guy...
Penelope and Me Penelope and Me: Lessons I Learn Walking My Dog at the Beach OK, so Penelope doesn’t always get a walk on the beach. My Guy’s mom went into the hospital a few weeks ago, and we needed to make a quick trip to see her. Penelope went to the kennel for...