Mona Cooley
Lady with a Smile
I was waiting in line for the cashier to put my groceries through. The cashier stated that she was going to retire in 3 days. She was...
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Mona Cooley
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Cut The Crap
Caring relationships can make a difference. As a family and peer support facilitator in an organization, I offered group sessions with...
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Mona Cooley
Nov 1, 20192 min read
What's Happening?
“Addiction. Self-Sabotage. Procrastination. Laziness. Rage. Chronic Fatigue. And Depression. All are ways that we withhold our full...
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Mona Cooley
Oct 25, 20194 min read
Family, Family, Family
“Family participation has also led to decreased psychotic symptoms, recurrent hospitalizations, burden of care, as well as the overall...
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Mona Cooley
Oct 18, 20192 min read
Rescue or Heal?
“You can’t heal the people you love You can’t make choices for them You can’t rescue them You can promise that they won’t journey alone...
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Mona Cooley
Oct 11, 20193 min read
Conversations Rumbling
People are talking but more conversations need to happen, which leads to the following questions: I don’t know what to say OR how do I...
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Mona Cooley
Oct 4, 20192 min read
Shifting Gears
“There‘s a shift that takes place when you’re talking about the possibilities more than you’re talking about your issues”, Michael...
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Mona Cooley
Sep 26, 20192 min read
Nourish Relationships
“ Our relationships are nourished or die in the sea of communication. (Patricia Morgan) This resonated with me as soon as I read it. Why?...
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Mona Cooley
Sep 26, 20193 min read
Living a Purposeful Life
Attending the Recovery Conference in Calgary, Sept 11, 2019, the speaker David Sheff, shared his harrowing journey through his son’s...
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Mona Cooley
Sep 26, 20192 min read
Rise Up and Show Up
Brene Brown inspires me! Tears flow when reading or hearing her wisdom. In her family manifesto, one of the statements that struck my...
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Mona Cooley
Sep 6, 20192 min read
Motivated to De-Clutter
This September long weekend, I started decluttering my office. This is a spot that has papers, bags, and stuff everywhere. I said to my...
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Mona Cooley
Aug 30, 20192 min read
Lively Conversation Opens Doors
Seven days of rich, heartfelt, and soulful conversations with others has spiraled into opening doors for more conversations. When you...
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Mona Cooley
Aug 23, 20193 min read
Birthday Wishes
Turning 71 was filled with wishes from family and friends. I am more than grateful for all the wishes and comments such as, “We are not...
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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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