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For most of my life, I’ve struggled to ask for what I need. Actually, I didn’t even know what I needed because: 1) I spent the majority time thinking about what other people needed, and 2) th...

https://www.handsfreemama.com/2023/03/26/write-your-need-note-you-are-worthy/

I’ve been chosen as a confidant to two friends on opposite sides of the country, both going through devastating circumstances. A complete upheaval of life as they knew it A total obliteration o...

https://www.handsfreemama.com/2023/03/17/watch-what-happens-when-you-ask-a-weary-human-this-one-question/

I am a music lover.  One of my favorite things to do is introduce people to my favorite (and lesser-known) singer-songwriters. Years ago, this practice brought a member of my online community to...

https://www.handsfreemama.com/2023/02/27/when-dreams-die-one-adjustment-you-can-make-to-nurture-new-life/

In a recent television interview, I was given forty-five seconds to share my story.  When I shared the video clip with my online community, I was struck by the comment of a dear reader who had ...

https://www.handsfreemama.com/2018/12/21/notice-the-tiny-detail-capable-of-blanketing-your-whole-holiday-in-peace/

It was the first concert I attended since the Las Vegas massacre, and I immediately noticed a difference. “Ladies, please go to the left,” the ticket checker said as the long line of concert ...

https://www.handsfreemama.com/2017/10/27/they-dont-need-tears-raising-resilient-kids-who-solve-problems-that-make-us-cry/

“It's a beautiful life Well, you won't always see it that way When you're deep in a hole with nowhere to go And you can't see it change ‘Cause it's just out of sight It's a beautiful life.”...

https://www.handsfreemama.com/2017/02/07/the-one-dollar-break-from-reality-available-to-us-all/

“In the morning to another day, twisting and dodging the drops of rain Now I know what I wanna be, it's what you already see.” -Sister Hazel, You See Me Beautiful This is a picture of my Noti...

https://www.handsfreemama.com/2016/08/12/the-photo-that-conveyed-a-message-you-need-to-hear/

“What you need, I need too What you are, I am too 'cause we're all the same under a different name.” -Ingrid Michaelson Throughout the month of July, I took a break from writing and posting o...

https://www.handsfreemama.com/2016/08/01/how-to-quench-a-thirsty-soul-in-fewer-steps-than-expected/

“You give me life Life, my dear You give me strength to beat the odds And overcome my fears You make me feel like I belong under the sun.” —Citizen Cope It was still early in our relationsh...

https://www.handsfreemama.com/2016/03/03/your-most-important-role-in-case-someone-forgets/

On Sunday I woke up with the feeling of angst. Monday was the day I was going to my urologist’s office to learn the findings of my recent CT scan. I’d done a really good job of not thinking a...

https://www.handsfreemama.com/2015/12/04/clues-to-cling-to-when-facing-lifes-mysteries/