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Strap on your Lorica

    It’s the season for Shamrock Shakes and four leaf clovers. Another wonderful gift from the Irish is something called a lorica which literally means a kind of hard casing or armor. It’s also a type of ancient Irish prayer of protection which envelops the speaker in spiritual armor.

Release the [Control] Freak!

I’m not in control of my life. Sure, parts of it are neatly, docilely in place, waiting like an obedient dog told “Stay.” The other parts rampage all along the opposite end of the scale. Some areas need to be held carefully between thumb and forefinger as they squirm and resist my attempts to make [...]

Teaching Young Women about Sexuality

My son will turn twelve next week. Last Saturday he held a girl’s hand as he escorted her to the center of the gym in a Stockton Stake Center to learn the Waltz. “Were you nervous?”  I asked. He wasn’t.  “But she was. I could tell.”  And then I remembered being a twelve-year-old girl, wearing [...]

Wielding Power

That I may live to be one of the best women, who make others glad that they were born. -George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda Power conjures up images of the conquering Alexander the Great, Donald Trump’s boardroom, or Bill Gates’ bank account. But that is not my power. While I may lack political power, star power, or excess capital, I [...]

Transformation Narratives: Your Life As Story

One there was a… And one day … And because of this… And she realized… And she decided… And ever since then…  A few months ago at a professional conference (for Child Llife Specialists) one session was about therapeutic uses of transformation narratives. Pairing “journey” stories with children to help mirror the life-changing events related to [...]

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