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Uncomfortable: Your “First Love” and What that Relationship Teaches You (Part1)

So, my first real relationship was when I was a Junior in High School. We had been friends for a while, and initially we had planned on being “friends with benefits” (sorry Mom and Dad). But, the more we got to know each other the more we liked each other – go figure – and that lead us down the yellow brick road to (theme music please) da-da-da-naaaa: dating.

The 5 most important things I learned from that relationship are as follows: Continue reading “Uncomfortable: Your “First Love” and What that Relationship Teaches You (Part1)”

Uncomfortable: My Dad the Professional Badass – Growing up with a Lieutenant Colonel

Growing up everyone was scared of my Dad. He was loud and macho and he would put the fear of God into you if he needed to. Talk about scaring your children (and their friends) straight. All that being said, he is one of the people in my life that I respect the most. And personally, I believe that a little “fear of Dad” is a good thing for kids – it was one heck of a motivator!  Continue reading “Uncomfortable: My Dad the Professional Badass – Growing up with a Lieutenant Colonel”

Uncomfortable: 5 Signs She’s Just Not that into You

You may or may not be the one lighting her fire; dating can be truly difficult and confusing. Most people play games and signals are getting harder and harder to read. But here’s 5 signs that she’s really, just not that into you… Continue reading “Uncomfortable: 5 Signs She’s Just Not that into You”

Uncomfortable: Online Dating – So, You Met on Tinder?

Chances are, if you have cable, you’ve seen a few of the Match.com or eHarmony commercials floating around. There’s a specific one right now, showing people going around telling their dogs, best friends and family members that they, “Met someone” with a smile, of course… Currently, 40% of Americans use online dating websites. Continue reading “Uncomfortable: Online Dating – So, You Met on Tinder?”

Uncomfortable: Signs, Symptoms and Help for ED

So, what can YOU do if you know someone has an eating disorder? How can you help? Unfortunately, there is no right answer to that question, but there are several different options you can try. Continue reading “Uncomfortable: Signs, Symptoms and Help for ED”

Uncomfortable: End of Life

A few months ago I started at St. Mary’s Hospice. In Hospice you are SURROUNDED by people at the end of their lives; and for the first two months, when I was training and following the nurses, and the social workers and our CNA’s – I cried every day. Continue reading “Uncomfortable: End of Life”