First, if you’ve lost a child (or someone you love deeply), allow me to say I’m so sorry for your loss, because we are part of a club no one on this Earth ever wants to join. There’s simply no way to get over the loss of someone as precious as your child. When they … More “Marissa, I Have Our Ticket”: Why going to the games is good medicine for my loss
As you enter 2026, I encourage you to ask yourself, reflect on, and then provide a behavioral response to these four questions each day. Asking myself these questions, and responding with intentional behavior, helps me stay focused on what is important and valuable in life, and clarifies how I wish to purposefully use my energy … More The Four P’s of Practicing Wisdom: Daily Reflections for 2026
It’s with great joy that I’m able to announce the ninth and final book in the Cultivating Love series, Cultivating Love: Wisdom for Life is available for purchase! Click here to order the Kindle version, the Paperback version, the Audiobook, and my Youtube channel for podcasts about “What’s in the box.” “What’s in the box…“ Cultivating Love: Wisdom for Life takes a deep dive into the subject … More Cultivating Love: Wisdom for Life is now available!
What follows are 13 wise and “quick reference” suggestions and strategies to strengthen your Self, and regain trust, balance, harmony and empowerment with your Internal Family System parts. These strategies are best used in conjunction with content in these two posts about Reparenting your Self: 1. Reparenting and Loving Yourself (1.5) with the Shema, Blessing and … More 13 Suggestions and Strategies to “I-N-S-P-I-R-E M-Y-S-E-L-F”
(First posted on June 19, 2016) Happy Father’s Day to you gentlemen! As I contemplate the meaning of the day and some of the experiences that have come with being “Papa” or “Daddie,” here are a few things that come to mind: Father’s Day means I’ve prayed for your safe arrival, learned how to feed, … More Guys, Happy Father’s Day!
This Wisdom Tool is designed to be used with information in these posts: Use these 48 strategies in conjunction with the “Reparenting and Loving Others (2.0) with the Shema, Blessing and 8 C’s of IFS principles” (#1 above), and the “Wisdom Tool: 48 strategies (#2 above) to enhance your ability to Reparent yourself via Recalibrated Wisdom. These … More Wisdom Tool: McGill’s 48 additional strategies to get the most from the 8 C’s of Internal Family Systems (2.0 – Loving Others version)
This Wisdom Tool is designed to be used with information in these posts: Use these 48 strategies in conjunction with the “Reparenting and Loving Yourself (2.0) with the Shema, Blessing and 8 C’s of IFS principles” (#1 above), and the “Wisdom Tool: McGill’s 48 additional strategies (#2 above) to enhance your ability to Reparent yourself via Recalibrated … More Wisdom Tool: 48 strategies to get the most from the 8 C’s of Internal Family Systems (2.0 – Loving Others version)
This is the second 3-part set of posts to follow the first 3-part set entitled: Please visit post #1 above (“Reparenting and Loving Yourself, 1.5”) for introductory comments regarding the need and benefit of reparenting yourself, which is the platform from which this second 3-part set about Reparenting and Loving Others (2.0) emerges.g yourself, which is … More Reparenting and Loving Others (2.0) with the Shema, Blessing and 8 C’s of IFS principles
This Wisdom Tool is designed to be used with information in these posts: Use these 48 strategies in conjunction with the “Reparenting and Loving Yourself (1.5) with the Shema, Blessing and 8 C’s of IFS principles” (#1 above), and the “Wisdom Tool: 48 strategies (#2 above) to enhance your ability to Reparent yourself via Recalibrated … More Wisdom Tool: McGill’s 48 additional strategies to get the most from the 8 C’s of Internal Family Systems (1.5 – Loving Yourself version)
This Wisdom Tool is designed to be used with information in these posts: Use these 48 strategies in conjunction with the “Reparenting and Loving Yourself (1.5) with the Shema, Blessing and 8 C’s of IFS principles” (#1 above), and the “Wisdom Tool: McGill’s 48 additional strategies (#2 above) to enhance your ability to Reparent yourself … More Wisdom Tool: 48 strategies to get the most from the 8 C’s of Internal Family Systems (1.5 – Loving Yourself version)
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