Bette’s Blog
Bette’s Blog will be dedicated to providing single parents with insights, information, and strategies to help you solve problems, deal with difficult situations and continue to grow into maturity, wisdom and Self-Strength. Bette will provide a smorgasbord of ideas for guidance and inspiration as you do one of the hardest jobs on the planet.
Uplift Your Spirit
As winter advances into the holiday season, you might find peacefulness by taking a moment to take in and feel a different view of things. You might choose to notice the many ways the sun sparkles on the snow, creating diamond crystals on teeny branches. Perhaps you may hear the many ways birds sing many songs in winter. You might consider that even with the seemingly never-ending [...]
Coping Constructively–Nix the Negativity
Everyday in every way I am involved in some way with helping people to cope. Whether personally or professionally devised and delivered, coping tips are the same for all, including me! Here are a few of my favorites to help you nix your negativity and cope with life with greater peace of mind. 1. Re-set your Mind set! Change your perspective on experiences. Refrain from [...]
Thankful for Intuition
Thankful for Intuition Have a Consultation with Your Soul Wisdom Many of you know me as a clinical social worker, and some of you know me as a psychic. For those of you who do not know me as a psychic, you may be disappointed or maybe pleased to hear that I am not a teller of the future, or of fortunes in the [...]
The CORE Approach to Therapy: Helping Jennie Find Resilience
A 58-year-old CT scan technician at a local hospital, the youngest of three sisters, and a recovering alcoholic, Jennie came to therapy four months after healing from surgery to repair an atrial septic defect, one of two major congenital holes in her heart. The repair of one of the major defects, and other secondary repairs had been done during Jennie’s childhood. When we began her [...]
Inner knowing: Have You Discovered Your Pathway to It?
As a student of social work, I approached my courses hungry to understand what I could learn about human nature and what makes us all tick. But I wasn't sure about "Research." I knew that I needed to have some working knowledge of statistics and studies to understand the impact of their findings on my work, but zealous about this course? I was not. Until, [...]
INTUITION: What Is It and How Do I Know If I Have It?
INTUITION What Is It and How Do I Know If I Have It? Have you ever had a hunch or a dream that revealed the answer to a dilemma? We live in a culture where traditionally we have been encouraged to use only the logical mind to solve problems. However, we all have a deeper knowing aspect to our minds that over the last couple [...]
Laugh In the New Year!
Humor, smiling and especially laughing are good for you. You can practice smiling, and you can laugh for no reason at all, according to pioneers in "laugh-therapy." Smiling can begin your laughter, and because it is very contagious laughing is a wonderful way to connect, bond, and find camaraderie with others. The benefits of laughing can include stress relief, pain relief and even a solution [...]
Tapping Into Your Intuition
Tapping Into Your Intuition This is not the first time I’ve written about intuition. The article, “Tapping Into Intuition” was first published in the September-October edition of Coast & Country Magazine, a north of Boston publication, in 1983. The article began with a brief visualization exercise, like all my exercises designed to help people tap into their innate psychic ability to solve problems, stimulate [...]