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My 59th Birthday Love Letter to Mom

by drlsummerour | Sep 5, 2021 | Empowerment, Family, Mind, Body, Spirit Connection, Relationships

Today I turn 59. For the past several years, I’ve taken my birthday to write a letter to my mom. This year, I’m spending my birthday in Steckborn, a quaint Swiss village. Greg and I are here visiting his parents. It’s his first visit since they moved...

Find Your Inner Olympian

by drlsummerour | Aug 8, 2021 | Empowerment, Mind, Body, Spirit Connection

She’s the first person to medal in the 1500m, 5000m, and 10,000m and races. Actually, she’s the first person to run these three races in one Olympic game. She did it in unprecedented heat. It took running more than 61 laps in 6 qualifying rounds and...

Chest Pain and My Path to Managing a Better Me

by drlsummerour | Feb 26, 2021 | Coaching, Empowerment, Mind, Body, Spirit Connection

It was Superbowl Sunday. We were watching the game . . the only football game I’ve watched since last year’s Superbowl. The chest pains started, and unlike the previous Wednesday when I laid in bed doing a breathing exercise to calm my anxiety . . . this...

Birthday #58 – Who Could’ve Imagined? Thanks Mom

by drlsummerour | Sep 5, 2020 | Empowerment, Family, Mind, Body, Spirit Connection, Relationships

A few months ago, while unpacking yet again, I pulled out my vision board. It’s tattered, and the glue has come undone from some of the pieces of paper, causing the corners to curl and lift off the art paper. For the most part, it’s intact. The clippings from...

Are You Ready and Receptive to What Life Has in Store?

by drlsummerour | Sep 3, 2020 | Coaching, Empowerment, Mind, Body, Spirit Connection

I was recently on a call with my business partner, CEO of The Learner’s Group, and author of Trumping the Race Card, Mr. Rodney Patterson. He made the following statement, “There must be a readiness before there’s receptivity to anything.” It...

Empowering Insights from Jada: Red Table Talk with Will

by drlsummerour | Aug 3, 2020 | Coaching, Empowerment, Mind, Body, Spirit Connection, Relationships

Many years ago, while speaking with my mother about a relationship I can no longer put a name to, I remember saying, “It’s a communication problem!” To which my mother responded, “It’s almost always a communication problem.” At one...