by LeisaHammett | Dec 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Midlife and Beyond, Online Dating, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Yet another female friend of “larger body proportions” has inspired me with an authentic social media post about loving the all of herself. This was my reply turned blog post. When I cut off my blonde curls and went silver and steel, a friend from college...
by LeisaHammett | Dec 8, 2020 | Art, Autism/Disability, COVID-19, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Uncategorized
COVID Self-Care 101 = Read a good book! A free book to five lucky winners from yours truly. Happy Holidays! …Nashville is, of course, known for its musical prowess. For several years when I moved back here and answered the “what do you do”...
by LeisaHammett | Nov 28, 2020 | Autism/Disability, COVID-19, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Last Wednesday, while patching together a quick, late lunch of leftover black bean soup, homemade herb bread and a tossed butter-leaf salad, I listened to a YouTube video recommended by a friend and former coach. The woman featured in the video was a controversial...
by LeisaHammett | Nov 4, 2020 | Autism/Disability, COVID-19, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Uncategorized
From the perch of his high-backed Queen Anne chair, he stabbed his finger in the air and moved it in a series of dips and valleys. “That’s how you are right now. We need to get you to more of an even keel.” I was 25 and he was the first of a series...
by LeisaHammett | Oct 31, 2020 | COVID-19, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Nature, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Uncategorized
I can feel it. In you. In me. It’s like a breath caught and suspended in our individual and collective throats. I originally wrote and posted the following on Facebook. It resonated with folks. And, I keep returning to the post’s message in my...
by LeisaHammett | Oct 25, 2020 | Art, COVID-19, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging, Uncategorized
This fall, I’m in a virtual Jungian dream group led by certified dream facilitator Laura Huff of Fire by Night Dreamwork.* It’s fascinating work and I’m learning a lot. Bi-weekly, our small group members rotate sharing our dreams. My second go at...
