Strength. Sue Patton Thoele

Giving Unconditional Kindness

       Dropping the Mother Lode

       Communicating from the Heart

       Accepting Family Foibles (and Protecting Yourself!)

       Teaching Others How to Treat You

       Saving Yourself

       Being Visible

       Choosing to Be Present

       Closing the Conduit

       Accepting Responsibility

       Being Generous with Expressions of Love

       Opting for Frequent Forgiveness

       5 ACKNOWLEDGING AND HEALING WOUNDS

       Cradling a Hurting Heart

       Facing and Embracing

       Encouraging Expression

       Taking a Break

       Growing Through Grief

       Revising Our Stories

       Imbuing Pain with Purpose

       Lighting Up and Letting Flow

       Turning Scars to Stars

       6 EXPANDING AWARENESS

       Elevating Attitude

       Playing Your Part to the Hilt

       Gathering Glimpses of Good

       Questioning Over-Busyness

       Editing Inner Stories

       Listening to Body Wisdom

       Promoting Inner Peace

       Being One Who Sees

       Dancing with the Dynamic Duo

       Aligning with Love

       7 FRIENDSHIP: THE ART OF STAYING SANE

       Guiding Inner Elephants

       Intertwining Threads

       Listening, a Gift of Presence

       Stumbling, Grumbling, Growing, Grieving . . .

       Washing Windows

       Being Community

       Beating Your Breast

       Gathering to Your Heart

       Allowing Others to Help

       Wagging

       8 BEFRIENDING YOUR AUTHENTIC SELVES

       Retiring the Chameleon

       Living in Resonance

       Recognizing Emotional High Maintenance

       Embracing Foibles and Vulnerabilities

       Bearing the Torch

       Freeing Mama Bear

       Unveiling Essence

       Befriending Mortality

       Enfolding in Kindness

       9 ALLOWING WHAT IS

       Avoiding the Future Snare

       Loosening the Grip

       Bowing to Impermanence

       Accepting Is Empowering