Train Yourself to Expect the Best
Can you expect the best, even in the worst? Can you expect the best all the time? Is it possible to retrain yourself from a “glass half...
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Megan Aronson
- Nov 5, 2018
- 3 min
To the Boy Who Crashed His Car Today
It’s OK. It’s just a car. You’re alive. You’re alive. You’re alive. Don’t you see how nothing else matters but that, really?! Your...
Megan Aronson
- Oct 1, 2018
- 3 min
One Tool That Can Change Your Life
It’s not, “If you can see it, then you’ll believe it.” It’s, “If you can believe it, then you’ll see it.” ~Wayne Dyer THE MOST POWERFUL...
Megan Aronson
- Aug 10, 2018
- 7 min
I Lost Everything…And Got It All Back: We Survived America’s Opioid Crisis
Five years ago, I didn’t have a future. I had an addict for a husband, chaos for a life, food stamps for groceries, and three small...
Megan Aronson
- Jun 8, 2018
- 4 min
Rising Strong, Rising Again, & Raising Each Other
This is why I write. This is why I do what I do, why I share openly and honestly about every struggle I go through. Because for too long,...
Megan Aronson
- May 24, 2018
- 2 min
Men, Don’t Just “Move On” Please
Photo credit: NBC Last night I was watching Chicago Fire, an episode where one of the main characters, Hermann, goes into a burning...
Megan Aronson
- Jan 27, 2018
- 2 min
I’m Not that Type of Girl…Am I?
I told them, “No.” I’m not the type of girl who needs a heart monitor for 30 days. Am I? I am healthy, fit and strong. I tell myself that...
Megan Aronson
- Mar 29, 2016
- 4 min
I Hereby Grant Myself Permission to Be Shitty
Six weeks ago, I started seeing an amazing new doctor who finally diagnosed this mystery illness that has made me so sick the last two...
Megan Aronson
- Mar 7, 2016
- 4 min
The Brave & Brokenhearted Club: Are You In?
I want to start a new club. Who wants to join? Everyone? Great!!!!! It’s called The Brave and Brokenhearted Club. Think you belong in it?...
Megan Aronson
- Mar 1, 2016
- 3 min
On the Edge of a New Era (in Which We FEEL)
Girls cry, we get labeled drama queens, over-dramatic, over sensitive. Boys cry, they’re not tough enough. They’re weak. They’re...
Megan Aronson
- Aug 14, 2015
- 3 min
The Answer to Everything Is…
It’s been a hard week here. It started out with calling 911 on Sunday because the baby was choking on something she picked up off the...
Megan Aronson
- Jul 9, 2015
- 4 min
How 10 Minutes of Heaven a Day Saved Our Marriage & Our Lives
My project has been more of a Bring Me Back to Life Project, as I’m working to retrain myself to experience joy again after so much...
Megan Aronson
- Jun 4, 2015
- 3 min
The Bold Grey – My Book, and Yours
As many of you know, I’ve been working on several books over the last few years. The one that has taken up camp in my heart most recently...
Megan Aronson
- May 22, 2015
- 8 min
Dear Mama, You Are Not Alone (READ THIS)
The REAL face of Motherhood somedays, right? I called my husband day after day in tears, sobbing, “I can’t do this.” Soon enough, going...
Megan Aronson
- May 18, 2015
- 4 min
How To Save A Life or “Send Donuts, Legs & Umbrellas, Please!”
“No One Fights Alone” is the mantra for Brain Cancer warriors. I think it should be a mantra for life. Written 5-15-15 I have so much joy...
Megan Aronson
- Feb 5, 2014
- 5 min
The Safeway Story: Be a Miracle
Do you believe in miracles & magic? Do you believe that without any doing of your own, an opportunity can be put in your path, a...
Megan Aronson
- Jan 15, 2014
- 3 min
How to Overcome Fear & Open Your Gifts – Part II of “Your Gifts” Series
Read Part I of the “Your Gifts” series here: Are You Giving Your Gifts Away? So, there you are, standing across from me, holding that...
Megan Aronson
- Jan 10, 2014
- 3 min
Are You Giving Your Gifts Away?
Your natural, inherent heart-led instinct is to pop this gift into my lap and relish in every single second of the joy of watching me...
Megan Aronson
- Nov 10, 2013
- 3 min
The Reviews Are In! Mindful Mamas “Life-Changing!”
I’m sure you can imagine how hard it was to choose to open up and unfold after 4 years of relentless tragedy. But, this famous quote by...
Megan Aronson
- Aug 23, 2013
- 3 min
Half-Dead Or Alive
It’s a choice, and one that requires more courage than can possibly be put into words, to unfold your wings again, when they’ve been...
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