The Best and Most Thoughtful Gifts
We asked our guest writers to describe the best gift they have ever received. It’s amazing how different all the answers are and makes us think – what’s my favorite gift?
Tips for When Holidays with “The Family” is a Nightmare
Dr. Aletta does it again with these incredible tips on how to get through a holiday family dinner. Read. Eat. Repeat as needed.
Food for the Soul
College student, GRACE HOLTZCLAW, describes what it’s like to come home for the holidays after a college semester.
Good Books to Curl Up With in November
Melanie Moore really, really, really loves books. See what great reads she recommends for a season of family gatherings, holiday festivities and that desire we all have to find “home”.
Transitions
JULIA RAEL always inspires us! This month she talks about her life and how she gets through all the changes she is facing.
My Fourth Grade Teacher Changed My Life
PAT WILLSON takes us on journey from creative passion to tragedy and then how that creative passion helped her regain her life.
How To Let Go of Hurt and Betrayal
The wonderful DR. ELVIRA ALETTA always helps us see things in a new, clear way. This month she helps us get through all the emotions connected with betrayal.
Magic Moments
A lifetime is full of Magic Moments and the wonderful magician, BERNIE SHINE, explains his “tricks” to creating a full life.
Meet Julia Rael!
How it is possible that our wonderful writers are even better when you meet them? This week we chat with Julia Rael!
I Wrote a Murder Instead of Committing One
Incredible writer, ELLEN BYRON, thankfully used her talent to instead of committing a murder.
Looking Back, Moving Forward
insidewink guest writer, JEANNE LAPORTE, is flooded with memories as she walks through her neighborhood…
Get Over It, Give Yourself a Break and Just Let It Go
EMMA OGIENS explores self-forgiveness and what it would mean to let go of the regret of not answering one phone call…
Confessions of a Helicopter Daughter
ELIN HAMPTON navigates the complicated parent – child relationship as she travels the road from doting daughter to letting go as her father ages…
8 Tips for World Peace
Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D ~ Growing up, I thought there were two states of being in a relationship. War or Peace. My parents, dear, flawed role models that they were, appeared to have that kind of relationship. As an adult I learned that what I longed for was…
Making Peace With Your Body
You know the moment… you see yourself in a photo or a reflection and you get that “feeling”… NIKI SVARA gets us over it! “You have the ability to let go of judgements and feel joyfully at peace with your body.”
Where There’s A Will…
Can you hold on so tightly that you stop the flow? NATALIE SORIANO learns how to free her grasp on the almighty dollar and gains much more than she expected.
The Writers Room
College sophomore, GRACE HOLTZCLAW, sees the old regime breaking down as women come together to succeed.
Freedom To Fly
insidewink’s guest writer JULIA RAEL discovers that life’s milestones create moments of new freedom that are actually a double edged sword.
The Freedom of No
“No” is a word full of guilt, but as Dr. Aletta discovers, this dirty little word holds the key to our freedom.
Magic Lessons
Magic is zen? Master magician, BERNIE SHINE, talks about the beauty of the “surprise” and making the impossible… possible.