5 ways to ditch depression and start living out loud
July 19, 2009 – 12:16 pm | 2 Comments

The bridge between depression and “living out loud” is right there within you; it’s your invincible voice!   At The Self Development Place, you can put together your own unique mix of five different services …

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Your Invincible Voice

The No Lost Voices blog. The challenge: to deliver the message of No Lost Voices to 100 groups in 50 weeks, come rain, snow, sleet — or stagefright.

sea change

Insights and stories to help you step into your invincible voice and make the tiny shifts that can trigger amazing transformations in your life and relationships.

a space that's you

Tips, photos and inspiration to help you transform your space into a personal refuge that reflects who you are and who you are becoming

classes and events

Up-to-the-minute details on workshops, classes, and events at The Self Development Place.

your daughter's voice

Thoughts to help you raise your daughter to be an independent thinker with a natural exuberance for life and a voice that rings clear as a bell.

no lost voices — a personal dare
November 6, 2009 – 3:40 am | One Comment
<i>no lost voices</i> — a personal dare

An unexpressed self is a buried spark that either smolders with rage or threatens to go out in despair.  Once liberated, it can light the world.

The promise of that statement is the heart of No …

preamble to purpose
October 18, 2009 – 12:58 am | No Comment
preamble to purpose

10/18/2009
Trying to capture in words what I understood in the car driving home in the dark — paradoxically, insight always dawns at night, it seems. I had turned on the radio and entered …

“Getting to Know You” – for Moms and Daughters
October 12, 2009 – 3:29 pm | No Comment
“Getting to Know You” – for Moms and Daughters

Soccer, laundry, homework, a flat tire, the dog suddenly needs a bath (Yikes!  What did she roll in???) –
The details of life really can get in the way of enjoying and appreciating the people closest …

baby-time
September 28, 2009 – 11:37 pm | No Comment
baby-time

11 PM
Maggie, my rescued golden retriever, who contrary to reports was not potty-trained, has rung the jubilant brass bells that hang from the kitchen doorknob to tell me that she needs to go out.  …

left on a shelf
September 14, 2009 – 11:15 pm | No Comment
left on a shelf

Cleaning, airing, polishing seem to belong to spring.  But there’s something about fall that invites a different kind of sorting.  Not for what to throw out or pass along to someone else; more of a …

the quicksand of “what if”
August 26, 2009 – 10:59 am | No Comment
the quicksand of <i>“what if”</i>

A certain amount of denial is a prerequisite for functioning in this crazy, unpredictable world. Being constantly aware of the possibility of an earthquake or a civic emergency can paralyze you.  But turning a blind …

Summer Lemonade Hours
August 1, 2009 – 4:19 pm | No Comment
Summer Lemonade Hours

There’s a good chance you’ve planned for months to make sure your family has a great summer.
A summer to grow and change. A summer of adventures that leaves them seeing themselves in new and …

don’t tell me I can’t
August 1, 2009 – 1:52 pm | No Comment

Whether it’s a fable or fact, this inspiring video is a reminder that to limit a human being’s belief in what she can achieve is to rob her of her essence. It is in learning …