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Hopelessness and Despair

By Kathy Broady MSW 37 Comments

  Some days just feel too hard. Those days feel like you just can’t make it through… Those are the days when you wish you could curl up in a ball, and sleep or stare all day long… Or hide away forever…     Ever had a day like that? Ever felt like your problems were just toooooo big? Or tooooo never-ending?  Or tooooo all-encompassing? Ever felt overwhelmed with hopelessness? Or … [Read more...]

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Is Your Life How You Want It to Be?

By Kathy Broady MSW 4 Comments

  I’ve been thinking for hours now about what kind of profound post I would make at the beginning of this new year.  Or this new month.  Or this new day. My words are still trickling in slowly…. So, while I’m thinking, I’ve decided to ask you all what you are thinking…. What are your goals this year? this month? this week? And, seriously, if you could rule the world, what would you do?  What changes would you … [Read more...]

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