An expert on caring for both children and aging parents.
She has been a delegate to the last two White Conferences...
Motivational Speaker, Author and Personal Power Expert
DeLores Pressley, Motivational Speaker and Personal Power...
Are family members fighting over what type of care your mother needs? Are your children not cooperating and are constantly arguing with each other and with you? Here’s a way to help your family group focus on the issue(s) and solution(s) rather than disagreeing with one another and producing no results. This is a great [...]
Read MoreDr. Merle’s Insights: Family Conflict Management
Monday’s Take Away: Let Him Know You’re Venting
On this week’s show with well-known author and sociolinguist Deborah Tannen, we talked about the different role of talking for men and women. While women use talking a way to build a friendship and establish a connection, men prefer to talk when there is a problem to be solved or an idea to be communicated. [...]
Read More“You’re Wearing, THAT?” | Mother, Daughter and Sister Advice from Dr. Deborah Tannen
Women across the country shuddered as they read the title of this blog post, because when it comes to the mother/daughter relationship, it’s an all too common question that often carries unintended meanings and consequences. According to well-known author and sociolinguist, Dr. Deborah Tannen, the implications of our conversations are not only determined by the [...]
Read MoreThe Escape from “Cancer-Land” | Tips From Cancer Survivor Lori Hope
When diagnosed with cancer, some people want to share, while others want to keep it a secret. Some want to plan for the future, while others want to try and ignore the situation. Some want to be nurtured, while others want to be in control. Regardless of which category you or your loved one falls [...]
Read MoreDon’t Be Cliché: Monday’s Take Away
When your loved one is diagnosed with cancer or a similarly serious disease, the shock of the news can often lead us to respond with clichés or examples from our own experiences. We might say: “Everything’s fine.” “It’ll all turn out okay.” “Cancer’s not the end of the world.” “I have known five people with [...]
Read MoreHope Through Pain: Five Tips to Begin the Healing Journey
Barbara Allan, at age 25, became one of the over 9.1 million people in the United States with an autoimmune-type arthritis. Her illness led her to devote 11 years of her life to systematically researching and personally testing alternative therapies until she perfected the secrets that successfully cured her own difficult disease. After years of [...]
Read MoreMonday’s Take Away: Just say “No!”
The journey to healing from chronic pain may seem daunting. There are many different limitations and lifestyle changes that come with a decision to get better. If the voice in your head is telling you that the processing of healing is too difficult, remember this: It’s a lot easier to make these lifestyle changes than [...]
Read MoreYou Are So Going to Thank Me for This: Inside and Out Beauty Tips from Susie Galvez
“If Momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” Sound familiar? My guess is that we can all recall a couple (or a couple hundred) of times in our childhood when this phrase was exemplified in all its glory. Now that we’re all grown up, we’re the mommas and daddies and are responsible for not only our [...]
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