It was a thrill to work closely with Amy Pollack of TwistNShout Communications on these books as she gave graphic design illumination to my words. She and I have continued to work together, bringing life to two client books, moving each from a dream to impactful reality.

This supportive journal invites you into my health journey and then turns it all over to you for yours. You will find a place to honor those who support you, questions to consider and ask, write your story, list docs and healers and more. Then there are many pages to track and summarize appointments, each with inspiring quotes on each page. It is a wonderful gift for yourself or others - whether in immediate need or not.

My method of decluttering comes from my years as a teacher, coach and human. I get how hard it is as I focus on human and environmental sustainability. The handbook is available on Amazon and is often used in tandem with a DeClutter to DeLight: Getting Started Presentation.

This year don’t re-invent yourself again. Instead, wonder if you have been the juiciest you that you can be.

("Apples and Honey" by ForestForTrees is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.)

I share this essay as a 20-year breast cancer thriver. It’s how I used prayer to get through radiation treatment.

My work decluttering adult children of Holocaust survivors has been profound.

This is admittedly my snarkiest essay. Now, 20 years later, I again realize how much it soothed the awkward pain of holding other people’s discomfort around my cancer diagnosis but I also have softened about it all.

I’ve been told by a number of people, clergy in particular, that it informed a different approach in their pastoral conversations.