Hang on to Your Story, Hang on to Your Pain

Last week, after making the ill-advised choice to teach a group of beginners how to practice headstands, I got kicked in the skull not just once but twice. It all started like this. I looked around the room at my Thursday morning over-50 yoga class. I decided that they had been doing a good job getting […]

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Visioneering in the Age of Trump

Visioneering: the ability to have long term vision, and think far and wide; to dream of things that never were and say ‘Why not?’ ”; to think big and to be bold and daring with your thoughts; and to understand that Yes is the Answer. The Age of Trump: to wallow in and act out

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Medical Intuitive Reading of James Comey

This is a medical intuitive reading of James Brien Comey Jr., former director of the FBI, conducted on May 28, 2017 with my good friend Maxine Taylor.   At present date he is 56 years old. He is a lawyer and was director of the FBI from September 2013 to May 2017. This is not […]

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Welcome to Suemaeslifecoach.com!

Every once in awhile, a person comes along who changes the course of your entire life. For me one of the most significant people in my life has been Sue Maes of London, Ontario, my mentor in healing. Sue has just established a new website, Suemaeslifecoach.com, where you can read about her important work. You […]

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Raise Your Vibration Past the Suffering

“Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.” Joseph Campbell One of the simplest ways to move yourself past suffering is to ask yourself just one question, “How can I raise my vibration?” This is the precise question I ask on behalf of my client whenever I am […]

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5 Principles of Conscious Living

Have always loved the exchange between The Buddha and his followers: “Buddha, are you god?” inquired one of his followers. “No” replied the Buddha.  “Well then, are you a prophet?” asked another.  “No” said Buddha.  “So then, what are you?”.  The Buddha responded, “Awake”. Of late there seems to be more and more interest in

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How to Use Social Media to Skyrocket Your Book Success

Join Amazon No. 1 bestselling author Catherine Carrigan on Susan Friedman’s podcast Book Marketing Mentors to learn how to use social media to skyrocket your book success. Listen to the podcast at this link. You can download a transcript of the podcast at this link. Susan Friedmann, CSP (certified speaking professional) is a well-respected niche marketer […]

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What Beauty Will Come from Your Pain?

“Behind every beautiful thing there’s some kind of pain.” Bob Dylan She was young-ish, early 30s, and studying to become a psychologist. She told me her choice was between working with me to relieve the constant discomfort of her scoliosis or spending over $3,000 to purchase a back brace that she would wear every day. […]

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The Joy of Meditation

 Been busy with my friend, and partner-in-mindfulness, Rev. Sam Trumbore planning a wonderful day of practice Saturday June 3rd, 2017 at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, from 1-6pm.  “Change Your Mind” Day 2017 will be a veritable buffet of meditation/mindfulness opportunities: Yoga, Meditation (different traditions) expressive arts, Labyrinth walking, and so much more.  Our

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Healing the Divide in Ourselves

Not too long ago, I saw an interview with the filmmaker Lee Daniels, the director of such films as Monster’s Ball, Precious, and The Butler, along with the TV shows Empire and Star. Daniels was talking about growing up in Philadelphia, where his father was a cop in the Philadelphia police department. When Daniels was

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Pray, Meditate, Allow Then Write

Having suffered an 18-year hiatus between my first and second books, I know first hand just how painful it can be if you are a creative person who happens to be stuck. When you are a writer, you study what turns you on and turns you off. Just like knowing that if you eat too […]

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The Healing Power of Self Compassion

“I think modern medicine has become like a prophet offering a life free of pain. It is nonsense. The only thing I know that truly heals people is unconditional love.” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross One of the blocks that may hold you back from releasing painful patterns in your life is your relationship with yourself. The teeny weeny […]

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Homeopathy explained

Homeopathy is often cloaked in mystery and misunderstanding. I invited Dr. Larry Malerba, a seasoned homeopathic physician, to shed light on this holistic modality. Be well. Homeopathy Explained by Larry Malerba, DO As an osteopathic physician with homeopathic training I have been using homeopathic medicine as the primary therapy in my medical practice for almost

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How to Get Out of Hell Without Really Trying

“I am the way into the city of woe, I am the way into eternal pain, I am the way to go among the lost. Justice caused my high architect to move, Divine omnipotence created me, The highest wisdom, and the primal love. Before me there were no created things But those that last forever—as […]

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5 Questions to Ask Yourself If You Really Want to Be Done with Your Pain

“The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.” David Foster Wallace Recently a woman came to see me about her back pain. She had been diagnosed with spondlyosthesis, a very nasty painful condition of the spine where usually at least one vertebra is shoved forward out of place. She was […]

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Growing a healthier future

Do you think much about where your food comes from?  No, not from the grocery store.  Before that…way before that. Well, Capital Roots does.  Since it began in 1975, the passion and purpose of Capital Roots has been to bring good health through good nutrition to the Capital Area. Just like a well-tended garden, Capital

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4 Lessons I Learned from My Mother About Aging Well

My mother, Jane Espy, and I just went to New York City to celebrate her 80th birthday. My stepfather, age 86, stayed home in Savannah while my sister-in-law, Bee Espy, came to stay with him so that my mother and I could make our trip without worrying about him. Like most mothers and daughters, when […]

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Osteopathic Considerations in Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Osgood-Schlatter disease has a long and difficult to pronounce name, but the concept is quite simple. As children grow sometimes the tendon that connects the kneecap (patella) to the shin bone (tibia) experiences repeated stress from physical activity. That repeated stress can cause strain in the knee and as a result, pain, swelling, and redness

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Diet mindsets – making your brain work for you

“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” -Albert Einstein   While there are admittedly a lot of myths and misconceptions in the realm of food and nutrition, the most challenging thing I find is often helping people see the role that their own mindset

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God Has Filed My Heart with Dog Babies

This is a very personal article about the phenomenon of childlessness, the pain of domestic violence, the blessing of dog babies and my work as a medical intuitive healer. This morning I woke up and I saw inside my heart two cocker spaniels: my brown and white dog Belle who passed away last July and […]

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Failing to recognize being wrong

How easy it is to think in simplistic terms of gain and loss. We are primed to do so through the very fabric of our society with its power driven mentality. How easy it is to think that what I have is the result of a combination of recognizing my talents, applying my will and

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Medical Intuitive Reading of a 19-Year-Old Who Suffered Sudden Death

Most of the clients who come to me for medical intuitive readings are in fact alive and seeking insight, solutions and healing for their personal health. In February of this year, I was contacted by the grandmother of a young man who suffered sudden death at age 19. An autopsy proved inconclusive. No doctor could […]

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Outside the Comfort Zone: Where Creativity and Innovation Are Human Birthrights

At 94 years old, John Goodenough is at the age where many of his peers would either be pushing up daisies or sitting at home or an assisted living facility, doing their best to hold onto their lives. But not John Goodenough. He’s never taken no for an answer, never settled for the status quo.

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