Can the universe help you avoid mistakes? Part 3 of a 3-part series by Ilene Dillon. Late joining this series? Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2! A friend of mine, Deki, lost her very good friend to cancer in November. Deki is the kind of friend who comes to your home, helps you face […]
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Welcome to the 26 days of Happiness series! Today is day 3! Please meet featured author, Ilene Dillon, from the soon to be released book: The Wellness Universe Guide to Complete Self-Care, 25 Tools for Happiness, which will be released on February 11th! YOU are an energy being! Everything in creation is energy, even though
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Allowing the Universe to Give to Us. Part 2 of a 3-part series by Ilene Dillon. Late joining this series? Catch up on Part 1! I’ve noticed a curious thing about people. For a person to allow something, such as a compliment, to come into them, they must have a “home” for it. If you
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In November of 2020, my friend, John Clopton, died after a long fight with cancer. I knew him for 50 years, from the time in 1971 that we dated for several months. I credit John with profoundly changing my life. John was like no one I had ever met before. Independently wealthy from childhood, he
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Depression is one of the most debilitating states we can find ourselves in. In our society, sadly, we tend to accept “being depressed” as somewhat of a normal state. After working close to a half-century as a Marriage and Family Therapist based in California, I’ve had the opportunity to help people relieve themselves of depression.
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My daughter, Daisy, was three and showed interest in making her lunch for school. We decided to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich together. Placing a chair next to the counter, I put her on it and put a new jar of peanut butter and the jelly on the counter. Then I realized we
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Unexpected news can be positive or negative, depending upon its nature, and whether it’s the news we want. Unexpected news arrives when we’re least ready, takes us by surprise, and asks us to accommodate to change we didn’t ask for and may not want. In 50 years as a psychotherapist, I’ve found most people don’t
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As a Marriage and Family Therapist more than 40 years ago, I was invited to participate in a conference on Domestic Violence. Without the internet and eager to network, I accepted. I knew little about Domestic Violence and had not encountered it as a therapist. Pioneers in the Domestic Violence Awareness movement, such as Lenore
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Becoming an Older Person in America: How to Reset Your Age Thermometer When I was 40, I took a trip by air and found an article in the airline magazine that piqued my curiosity. It was about setting your “age thermometer.” The author said most of us have an “age thermometer” in our brain, which
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It certainly is! And do you know how? Recently, more research has been reported on the link between anger and illness. Anger management coach John Schinnerer, a consultant to the Pixar movie “Inside Out,” reports this: “It’s [anger’s] been linked to obesity, low self-esteem, migraines, drug and alcohol addiction, depression, sexual performance problems, increased heart
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