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Finding Unbridled Joy at Taylor Swift

I just want my kids to be happy.  I know, I know, I know. It’s an impossible and unrealistic goal. I’ve been in enough therapy sessions to know that chasing “happiness” is a fool’s errand. We should really be appreciating…

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Can You Decide To Be Happy? 

I often call Penn my ‘golden retriever.’ Even on his worst days, he will find something to laugh about and find bits of joy in the madness of our day to day life. Me? Well, that’s entirely different. As I…

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Can You Just Decide Your Mood?

Last weekend Penn and I had a much needed date night.  We had done the thing we said we would never do – we had become those people who prioritize work and kids above our relationship. We had not been…

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15 Songs That Always Cheer Us Up

Music is just magical. The right song can help you cry it out, tell someone you care (or to get lost), and transport you somewhere else. For me, the right song can really lift my mood when I need it…

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