Entries by Mitzi Bockmann

5 Ways to Survive Your Kid Going off to College and Leaving You Behind

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Your kid is going off to college. Holy s*%t. While there were some occasions a few years back when you thought this moment couldn ‘ t come soon enough, now that it ‘ s here the prospect is hitting you like a ton of bricks. Your child is leaving. That force of nature who has […]

6 Ways to Make a Schedule and KEEP TO IT

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I have a client who is a teacher and she desperately needs to get on a schedule so that when school starts again she can be more efficient with her life. So that she can teach and continue to stay on top of the things that are important to her. My client has tried and […]

5 Things I Learned Today When I Spoke Up For Myself

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My kids spent this weekend in Maine with my ex-husband. Again. Second weekend in a row. Another one next week. These weekends are very hard for me because my kids are part of a Brady Bunch family: two parents and their kids combined to make a new family. My children have a new family that […]

8 Ways To Show Someone You Love Them Truly

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How important is it to show someone you love them? Very! Are you in love? Isn ‘ t it wonderful? Every day you share with your person is a new and wonderful day. You hope that you feel like this forever. Unfortunately, you won ‘ t. That early, heady love is amazing, but it ‘ […]

10 Things to Know About Loving Someone with ADD

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  Loving someone with ADD can be very challenging but also totally worth it. A few months back I had to break up with someone who I loved very much because he was making me unhappy. I have spent a lot of time since then, very angry and hurt because I felt like he didn […]

5 Things I WISH My Parents Had Taught Me – Even Though I Know They Did Their Best

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One thing I know more than anything else is how hard it is to be a parent. We are thrown into the job with no training, and it ‘ s a total crap shoot as to how successful we will be. Now that I am a parent, there are things that I wish my parents […]

5 Ways to Fix A Relationship NOW – Even If It Feels Really Far Gone

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I have many clients who come to me looking for ways to fix a relationship because they say that they are still in love with their partner but that they are finding it harder and harder to stay that way. They are sad and lonely and desperate to change. Fortunately, and unfortunately, most relationships are […]

5 Ways to Lose 5 Lbs Quickly – Even if it Seems Impossible

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Over the past year, I have noticed a thickening around my stomach. I am tall and lean and am lucky that my weight is fairly constant, so this thickening concerned me. At first, I attributed it to menopause and thought that I would have to live with it forever, but I wasn’t too happy about […]

5 Reasons to Do The Thing That Scares You Most

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Are you looking for reasons to do the thing that scares you most? Last week, I willingly put myself at the top of Mt. Katahdin, one of the highest mountains in the eastern US, with an elevation of 5267 feet. As I stood there on top of this pile of rocks and looked across at […]

5 Steps to Letting Go of Love – Even as Your Heart is Breaking

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If falling in love is the most wonderful feeling in the world, letting go of love is the most horrible feeling in the world. There is nothing worse than the physical pain of losing a love – the pit in your stomach, the broken heart, the feelings of despair and hopelessness. Letting go of love […]

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