Category: Healing
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A Blessing
Dear Friends, most of us would agree that this past year has been extremely challenging if not tragic. Many of you have documented your pain and grief in poetry, fiction, and essays. St. Patrick’s Day is on Wednesday and Easter is coming up, so it’s a good time for us…
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Soar
To all my peeps… some of my poetry and art for the new year! Happy New Year! May 2021 lift us to new heights! To soar! May 2021 lift you out of depleted soil.To soar. To soar in sun.Free. Free in sheer air,Where you dream. Dream.Not despair,Not dread.Not drown in…
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Holiday Blessings
May your holiday season be filled with sweets May you be blessed with good health & wealth May the new year be magical as your mystery unfolds May the new year be loving as kindness kindles transformation but most of all May all dreams be fulfilled, my friend, but allow…
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Memoirs of Denise Fletcher
Hello, my friends, I’ve been away too long! This year has been challenging as you must know. However, I am getting back into my soul work. Here is my latest episode. The theme is mental health, and Denise shares her journey of recovery with a lot of great advice and…
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Cymbidium – a poem by Barbara Harris Leonhard — Amethyst Review
Cymbidium I. He gifts her an orchid. Says, Three ice cubes a week So as not to drown it. Her joints sound of cracked ice As she gingerly accepts My lush pink blooms Of wet lips open For drink & good light. II. The house has no sun. Unpruned branches…
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Memoirs of Susi Bocks
I have a new poetry podcast on the Memoirs, of Susi Bocks. You can find it here – https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/memoirs-of-susi-bocks/ This episode features the memoirs of Susi Bocks, who courageously shares her painful upbringing by a dysfunctional and abusive mother. Grief and anger hide in wait for illumination when Susi’s heart…
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Memoirs of Ivor Steven
I have uploaded an episode featuring Ivor Steven to my poetry podcast, Poetry: The Memoir of the Soul. You can access it here. https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/memoirs-of-ivor-steven/ In this episode, I feature the memoirs of Ivor Steven, who writes of his loss of his wife to Multiple Sclerosis. His poems reveal raw and…
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Podcast: Grief and Healing
I just published a new podcast episode which explores the grief and loss we are experiencing mainly due to the current pandemic and social upheaval. Our wellness is at stake, and those with pre-existing conditions are vulnerable. How can we maintain good health and navigate our grief when we experience…
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Feeling ‘Hangry?’ – Hypoglycemia, Mental Health, and the Importance of Diet
Phoebe, MD: Medicine + Poetry published my article on hypoglycemia and depression. Have you ever felt “hangry” (so suddenly hungry that you could push other diners away just to get to the head of the line at the buffet)? If so, you may have Hypoglycemia. Your blood sugar has spiked…
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Reclamation – a poem by Barbara Leonhard
Originally posted on Amethyst Review: Reclamation A stretch of river he paddles smothers from impenetrable vines spiky buds of the invasive hops stare from the brisling mats of leaves hungry alien intruders ravage, over run steal sun, suffocate, shroud saplings and wildflowers with dense tangles. Turbulent flood waters thrust into…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 