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The Stories We Tell Ourselves

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

In the territory of loss, stories abound about how we should behave and what we ought to feel. We tell ourselves that other people’s pain trumps ours, so we need to shut down and carry on.

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Why Do I Need a Coach?

Why Do I Need a Coach?

by Ruth Pearce I love this story about coaching: A man was walking down the street when he fell into a hole. It was too deep to climb out and he didn’t know what to do. About an hour later his wife...

What to Do When Neither Choice Is Perfect

What to Do When Neither Choice Is Perfect

by Maria Sirois As a teenager, I would hear Crosby, Stills, and Nash over and over again on my parent's radio. The lyrics "When you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with" echoed...

A Rooted Tree in the Changing Seasons

A Rooted Tree in the Changing Seasons

by Megan McDonough With the shifting of seasons in New England, I feel the force of change pulling me. This transition between the high sun of summer and the dimming light of fall signals for me a...

Mapping a Path to Well-Being

Mapping a Path to Well-Being

CiPP Spotlight: Lynda Wallace by Suzee Connole Lynda Wallace walked away from a job running a billion-dollar global business to create a new career she would genuinely love. She had been doing a lot...

Hitting the Well-Being Jackpot

Hitting the Well-Being Jackpot

by Denise Riebman “Please enter your travel dates.” I have ruminated incessantly about my failure to solve this puzzle when I was a contestant on Wheel of Fortune this summer. If only I had figured...