by MicheleGrace | Aug 1, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Heart of a Healer, Leo
Up at the crack of dawn to catch a plane. I arrive at the business event. Meeting up with my friend. We go to have lunch. Arriving tired and hungry. My friend sees a cohort she knows. We sit down to have lunch together. Doing the “introductions.” I babble...
by MicheleGrace | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog, Heart of a Healer
Saturday I stayed in my PJ ‘s all damn day. I never do that. I didn’t want to cook anything, My mind couldn’t plan another meal. Been responsible for three meals a day for the last 45 days. We ordered in pizza. It was yummy. I went on strike. For 24...
by MicheleGrace Lessirard | Aug 17, 2017 | Blog, Heart of a Healer
Growing up I was shamed for crying. Maybe you heard this too… “Big girls don’t cry.” “I’ll give you something to cry about.” I laughed at inappropriate times. When that wall of pain finally broke loose I cried a river of tears...
by MicheleGrace Lessirard | Feb 23, 2017 | Blog, Creativity, Heart of a Healer
This is for the quiet ones. The ones who didn’t stand out. The ones who stood too tall. The ones who were small. The ones who were _____. The ones who felt shame. The ones who were judged. The ones who weren’t invited to the game. The ones who are waiting...
by MicheleGrace Lessirard | Apr 28, 2015 | Blog, Creativity, Heart of a Healer
Are you a 50 something woman (or heading there)? The good news is you are an elder-in-training. The bad news is “60 is the new 40” is bullshit. What’s wrong with 60? 70? 80? I don’t ever want to be 40 again. In January I stopped coloring my hair. Let it go grey. My...
by MicheleGrace Lessirard | May 13, 2014 | Blog, Heart of a Healer
Just before we walk into the room Mom sees the business card of another therapist sharing the office. There’s a quick intake of breath. Janice. Mom worked for Janice’s husband for 15 years. “What will people think?” Oh fuck here we go…I’m an empath* by...