by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Sep 9, 2020 | Inner Conflicts, Self Care
My mom was a huge music fan, so my sister and I were blessed to hear music all the time in our household. Some songs a little too often if you asked us, but hey… what can you do? One song I remember touching me deeply is Alfie sung by Dionne Warwick. What a voice....
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Aug 5, 2020 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts
Five Things To Consider Most of us don’t have the patience to deal with those who disagree or “come for us” right now. It is not the time. In fact, over and over again I see and hear that it’s “cutting off time”. We are shredding our friends and family lists,...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jul 29, 2020 | Communication, Inner Conflicts, Race Relations
What’s it been like emotionally to be an African American woman in America? That’s a question asked of me frequently these days. It has been a constant deferment of emotions. An almost daily setting off of fires in my heart, building to an explosion that my mouth...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jul 8, 2020 | Inner Conflicts, Self Care
I woke up this morning with fear nagging at my heart and my gut. It started last night. I couldn’t sleep, which was curious because it had been a good day. I laid awake until 2am as the same difficult conversation I had earlier with my son played for the last time in...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | May 27, 2020 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Parenting, Self Care
Mental health awareness is more than a week. My teenage son woke up a few weeks ago and said “You know who I am praying for? I am praying for the people who are dealing with depression and anxiety. I know how hard it was for me when I was depressed to be...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | May 6, 2020 | Communication, Inner Conflicts, Self Care
Is it just me or has anybody else noticed that on any given day there is very little meaningful conversations going on? Before sheltering in you would walk out your door and see a neighbor and you would say, “Hi, how are you?” They reply, “Fine, how...
