Last Saturday, I attended a family reunion outside New Braunfels, Texas, at a park on the Guadalupe River. It’s the first Sexton family (my mother’s side) reunion I can recall since my mother passed away in 2016. Reconnecting with my family reminded me of what a fascinating and eclectic clan we are, and how connected we are to our roots in western Texas. We visited and retold old stories and family lore, discussed our elders, our children, and grandchildren. We shared about our careers, our … [Read more...]
Embrace Your Creativity to Become Your Best Self
In my upcoming book, Your Turn: Ways to Celebrate Life Through Storytelling, I discuss how to use writing as a tool to heal and face emotional tragedy. But writing, of course, isn’t the only method for investing in one’s psychological well-being. The book outlines several strategies that people can use to improve their physical, emotional and mental health. One of those strategies is engaging your creative side. Yes, everyone has their passions in life! For some people it’s playing a musical … [Read more...]
A Modern Parable of Being a Good Samaritan
In our current age of divisiveness, it feels to me as if we have somehow forgotten America’s motto, E Pluribus Unum, or out of many, one. Instead, our society appears to be increasingly splintered along fault lines defined by race, class, gender, party or hundreds of other attributes. In thinking about this issue, I’ve been questioning how we can work to regain a common sense of purpose, empathy and shared humanity as individuals and as a nation. One answer I’ve come to is for each of us to … [Read more...]
PsychCentral Highlights Your Turn in Article About Writing to Process Our Grief
PsychCentral, a leading online network for mental health resources, has for the second time highlighted excerpts from my upcoming book, Your Turn: Ways to Celebrate Life Through Storytelling. In an article by Margarita Tartakovsky “Using Writing to Help Us Process Our Grief”, the author points out how Your Turn recommends writing as a powerful tool to help process some of life’s greatest challenges. Tartakovsky includes quotes from my book and references my sentiment that writing can … [Read more...]
My Favorite 4th of July Celebration
With the 4th of July on the horizon, I took some time to reflect on some of my favorite Independence Day memories. The 4th of July is truly one of my favorite holidays of the year, and it’s a special time to reunite with family, friends and members of the community. Earlier this week, I read this Washington Post article about the unique and peculiar 4th of July celebrations across the country. Every American region, state and town has their own stamp on celebrating our nation’s independence. … [Read more...]
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