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Mona Cooley
Aug 16, 20192 min read
Are You Ready?
Picture this… family situations in total chaos, drama with everyone snapping at each other and you can’t escape fast enough. Sound...
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Mona Cooley
Aug 12, 20192 min read
Treasure Family Memories
How much family time do you take to have fun, play cards, camp or just hang out with each other? There was a time that our family...
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Mona Cooley
Aug 2, 20193 min read
Making Decisions
When a family attends the 10-week session, it takes time to make progress with making decisions about difficult situations, but when the...
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Mona Cooley
Jul 26, 20192 min read
Compassion and Boundaries
The conversations that happen in our 10-week sessions go beyond the expected. Such as how does compassion and boundaries come into the...
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Mona Cooley
Jul 19, 20192 min read
Women in War Zones
Listening to Oprah this morning, Zainab Salbi wrote this very powerful poem. Her book is mentioned as well, which talks about her life...
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Mona Cooley
Jul 12, 20193 min read
What Is Wisdom?
“That knowledge is the accumulation of facts, insight is an understanding of what we might do with the facts, and wisdom is the judicious...
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Mona Cooley
Jul 5, 20191 min read
Something To Think About
ISSUES – when fears and panic cloud thinking, this is what happens: · Fixing · Not giving your best · Spread self too thin · Slipping...
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Mona Cooley
Jun 21, 20193 min read
Juno - Setting Boundaries
Juno is Chad and Heather’s (my son and daughter-in-law) dog who sets his own boundaries. Wow, if Juno can set boundaries, you can do it...
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Mona Cooley
Jun 17, 20192 min read
Talking About Vulnerability And Shame
“Vulnerability is the birth place of innovation, creativity and change,” according to Brene Brown. Think about this statement. Innovation...
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Mona Cooley
Jun 7, 20194 min read
We All Need To Come Together!
“We all need to come together,” is being said more and more in the paper, in political environments and in networking with businesses and...
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Mona Cooley
May 24, 20193 min read
Masking the Core Issues
While walking in the morning, my creative juices stirred and the words “MASKING THE CORE ISSUES” popped into my head. When I hear words...
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Mona Cooley
May 16, 20192 min read
Questions
You have been receiving our newsletter, kudos to Melissa who does a fabulous makeover every week. Attending a session yesterday,...
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Mona Cooley
May 13, 20193 min read
Conflict Can Be Healthy
The blog this week is for you to think about the quote below. What I am encouraging you to do is think about how you can implement what...
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Mona Cooley
Apr 18, 20193 min read
How To Listen
What happens in the 10-week sessions? Hearing there was a 96% success rating in a pilot project supported by Thumbs Up Foundation in...
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Mona Cooley
Apr 12, 20192 min read
Lead With Purpose
Recently, I facilitated a group of leaders who attended seven 1-hour sessions to work through challenges, learn from each other, share...
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Mona Cooley
Apr 5, 20193 min read
Scared of Being Bashed
“I am scared I am going to be bashed” – This statement has been mentioned to me several times. Loved ones think if they were to...
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Mona Cooley
Mar 29, 20193 min read
Trust Is Needed Now
Who do you trust? Trust is a big issue in society today. When listening to conversations about what is happening in people’s lives, trust...
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Mona Cooley
Mar 7, 20196 min read
My Daughter's Suicide Attempt
This is a special guest post by Marcia, client and coach of Cool Family Solutions My daughter was diagnosed with anxiety and depression...
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Mona Cooley
Mar 1, 20191 min read
Every family faces difficult and emotional times.
This is a guest post from a participant in our 10 week sessions. This is her experience in her words. It takes a lot of courage to share...
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Mona Cooley
Feb 22, 20193 min read
Change Today, Impacts Tomorrow
Lives are BUSY, CHAOTIC and at times so overwhelming it takes your breath away. The experiences of life, especially those hard- hitting...
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