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Home is Where the Heart is…Within 100 Miles
They say home is where the heart is, so my heart clearly resides in the Chicago metropolitan area. I wasn’t born where I live, but that’s only because…
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That Mother/Daughter Bond Can Last a Lifetime
I have a pretty special mother/daughter bond with Corinne…at least, I like to think so. She does too from what she tells me. She and I have always…
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Reasons My Teenager Now CHOOSES Weekly Therapy
Corinne first started in weekly therapy sessions after her dad passed away—sometimes twice weekly at the beginning. She spent quite a while in the anger stage of grief…
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When Your Message from the Universe Smacks You in the Face
Do you listen when you get a message from the universe? Call it what you will…fate, God, or just the chaos of existence. Sometimes those messages are subtle,…
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Being Held to Double (Impossible) Standards
I learned of Kacey Musgraves when she sang a song at the 56th GRAMMY Awards about the impossible standards people face. Dennis and I watched together, and neither…
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Mean Girls Redux…Meaner (and Better) Than Ever
Twenty years ago, Paramount Pictures released Mean Girls, the story of Cady Heron, the new girl in high school who recently moved back to the States after being…