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Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
Happy birthday, mom.
I was taken aback recently when I looked at my calendar (something I do seemingly hundreds of times a day, being someone who regularly...
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Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
All in
Years ago, when I was beginning my speaking career, I developed several talks I call the “hand talks.” Basically, I took five key...
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Andrea J. Geesaman, LPC, NCC
Unspoken Damages
Recently, my partner was talking to me about his day and I was distracted by the sound of an email notification on my phone. I didn't...
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Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
You are what you eat
My husband and I have been really impressed by our semi-Paleo diet, Whole 30. We did 30 days of it late last spring, then several times...
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Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
Sacrifice or selfishness?
None of us wants to be selfish. Well, most of us most of the time anyway. And that’s a good thing for our life together. The problem is,...