Hmmmm??? What to write . . . what to write??? It took me waaaayyyy too long to organize my thoughts enough to bring something before you today. I mean . . . something well thought out and on topic. Sometimes, we have days like that. Days where we just need to talk (or communicate through … Continue reading A Writing Therapy Experiment: Volume One
What a question to start out with for my first blog post after the "Adventures in Tutoring Daily Challenge!" But, why not? I'm being hit left and right with AI influences everywhere. And, it's nothing new. AI's been around for a long time, but its prevalence today is what's so overwhelming. It's hitting like never … Continue reading Writing Reflection: Is AI Ruining our Children’s Literacy?
Have you ever come to a point in your life where you finally realized that some specific action you took in your past reaped positive dividends in your present? I mean . . . a past action that you took is playing out now in a most positive way? And, it's not like you necessarily … Continue reading Using Written Words to Teach and Empower
Writing for your own personal therapy has been a common theme around these parts. If you've had a chance to delve into the "Writing Therapy" blog series, here at Degrees of Maternity, then you know that I've been a strong advocate of using writing as an avenue to bring healing and balance into your life. … Continue reading Writing Therapy: Writing for Others
Missed you all. I’ve been away for a bit, but I’m comin’ at you with a different message for this particular day and for this particular time. It's going to be therapeutically delivered by way of writing therapy reflection, if you don't mind. Now, I’m not trying to get into the weeds with this blog … Continue reading A Writing Therapy Reflection: A Story About the Message in the Tree
Have you ever had one of those days where things were kind of messy? I mean . . . the kind of day where you didn't exactly wake up with the go-getter mentality that productive days are made of? Maybe you woke up with a heavy-heartedness that you couldn't quite shake off from some disheartening … Continue reading “Pardon My Mess” Day: A Writing Therapy Exercise
There are a few special times of the year that I feel the need to do a reset with the direction of my blogging content, and I'm currently at the onset of one of those times right now. Bet you can guess what time it is. Well, it's Back-to-School Time, of course! And, this school … Continue reading Back to School and Writing Therapy: A Degrees of Maternity Reset
Writing things down has so many life-saving capabilities. It really does. Now, I might be using this opening statement in more of a dramatic setting than is called for. But, I have seen, first-hand, how writing therapy (and writing in general) has a way of organizing life so its complexities are easier to manage. I … Continue reading Breaking Down Overwhelm through Written Organization: A Writing Therapy Realization
When there are multiple areas of interest that tickle your fancy, it can be extremely difficult to keep the creative content in one area of focus. Extremely difficult! If I'm honest about the whole thing, I must admit that I'm NOT a fan of the "niche down" and stay there philosophy. And while I can … Continue reading Blogging While Multifaceted: A Blogging Truth and Writing Therapy Reflection
Thursdays seem to be my blogging comfort zone these days. I might have to go ahead and officially adopt them as my go-to blogging day. So, stay tuned for a blogging schedule update in the very near future. Maybe. Probably. You know how I do when the new school year rolls around again, don't you? … Continue reading Year-in-Remembrance with Writing Therapy List-making (cont.)
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