Karen Regan
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The Woman in White
rnThe Woman in White rnI wrote briefly in my last article that my Father had been seeing âshadowsâ of people that werenât there. He caught them out of the corner of his eye as it flashed by. This happened in different rooms at different times of the day. One day this past month he called me and I asked him if he had seen any more shadows. He very matter of factly said, âNo, but I did see a woman in a white dress pass in front of me.â My jaw dropped as I listened to
January 28, 2011
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How could she do this to me - A story of an adult child of an alcoholic
W hen I was a kid I couldn't understand how my alcoholic Mother could " do this to me". I used to say " What kind of a Mother would treat her kids this way?" From the embarrassment of her being on the kitchen floor during a dinner party with her friends as my dad hissed at her "get up!" to being slobbering drunk when I risked having girlfriends over. Embarrassment, shame and anger towards my Mom was a very familiar feeling. Probably the only feelings I knew back then. I went
September 15, 2009
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Adult daughter of an Alcoholic Mother
My Mom is an alcoholic. Words that were so hard for me to say out loud. It was forbidden to say it at home and the words seemed stuck. For years we pretended everything was great with our little perfect family. Dad made good money, they traveled, socialized every weekend, had nice cars and a nice house.... Perfect... Except that Mom passed out every night on the couch. "She's just tired" " No one has an alcohol problem in this house; that's ridiculous" So the lies you tell yo
September 15, 2009
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Spring Clean Your Relationships
Last week I emotionally emerged from a 6-month cocoon. We had moved to a new home, I had started a new job, gave many workshops, took a class and continued to run my Coaching practice. nGetting together with friends and family was inconceivable, if not downright inconvenient. They may have had time, but I certainly did not. nnAs I listened to an old song from High School days I was thrown back to old times with my best friend. Back then not a day went by that we didn’t
February 4, 2008
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Never a failure, Always a Lesson
How many times have you had the same lousy situation happen to you? You know, the same crappy job after job, “failed” relationships, money problems. nnWhat would you say if I told you there were no failures in life? You would probably rattle off to me a list of all the failures you had in your lifetime, right? Let me let in you on a secret that will change your life.nnMany times my clients come to me and tell me they are afraid to shoot for higher goals because th
February 4, 2008
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It isn't always about you
I can stop analyzing, assuming and making up stories about other people now. I can save all that energy for me and not waste it on things that probably aren’t even true. My coach shared the secret that helped create all this space and energy for me with something she told me recently.nnWhen we are on the receiving end of other people’s reactions we naturally assume it is all about us. Think about it, you run into an associate at Wal-Mart and they seem abrupt or ev
February 4, 2008
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How Karen Got her Groove Back
When was the last time you stomped, wiggled, jiggled, hipped, hopped, snapped, shimmied, shook, slid, glided, smiled and laughed? I do this every Friday night and it has become my Godsend. Last month I wrote about having fun in the summer and I am going to tell you my experience in taking my own coaching advise. nKnowing that I am a Life Coach, everyone I know tells me their troubles. It comes with the territory, I get it, but lately I have felt surrounded by negativity. My p
February 4, 2008
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