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Showing my Ugly (a Golf Story)
When humans first starting chucking golf balls around for fun, golf balls looked quite different than they do today. They were shiny and...
Carrie Helmers
Mar 29, 20223 min read


How and Why to Accept Your Shadow Side
I’ve always wanted to be accepted exactly as I am. I have said that I want someone to love me, warts and all. I also want to be perfect....
Carrie Helmers
Feb 21, 20203 min read


Why Can’t I Just Figure it All Out?
“I just need to figure out what I want to do.” “I just don’t understand what they meant by that.” “I don’t know what I feel!” “I need...
Carrie Helmers
Feb 11, 20203 min read


Life Lie #5: “When I Find the Perfect Job I’ll Have Purpose & Meaning in my Life.”
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” That’s a question we often ask young children, perhaps hoping for insight on their hopes and...
Carrie Helmers
Mar 25, 20195 min read


Life Lie #4: “If I Lose Weight, I’ll Feel Comfortable in My Skin”
I have been on more diets in my lifetime than I can count. I’ve tried keto and cabbage soup, Lean Cuisine and low-carb. I’ve been in the...
Carrie Helmers
Mar 11, 20198 min read


The weird & embarrassing fantasy I had as a little girl
I’m going to open up and tell you all something I’ve never told anyone before. I’ve never told anyone because I’m guessing it’s a little...
Carrie Helmers
Feb 1, 20196 min read


I Have Enough! I Can Be Happy!
When will you have enough to be happy? What is the dollar amount in your wallet that will make you feel fulfilled? What status do you...
Carrie Helmers
Apr 9, 20184 min read


What My Child Sees In Me
Sometimes the greatest blessings can come from the simplest and even messiest moments. That was certainly true for me this morning. I...
Carrie Helmers
Mar 13, 20184 min read


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Can you find the flaw in the Navajo rug pictured below? Trust me, it’s there. It’s what makes the rug so beautiful. Navajo rug weaving...
Carrie Helmers
Feb 2, 20185 min read


Stop Praising Me for Being Skinny
I’ve gotten more compliments over weight loss than anything else I’ve ever done in my life. Never mind the times in my life that I’ve...
Carrie Helmers
Jan 30, 20185 min read


How a Broken, Desperate Alcoholic Can Save the World
When I was a little girl I wanted to change the world. I wanted to make the world a better place. I dreamed of getting a job for Make a...
Carrie Helmers
Jan 23, 20184 min read


The Real Reason Many of Us Don't Feel Accepted
If I’ve spent my life trying to be accepted, why have I never felt accepted? As it turns out, it appears as if I’ve been making a giant...
Carrie Helmers
Jan 10, 20184 min read


1 Rule for the Most Productive Calendar Ever
I have a new rule for time management in 2016, and it’s a rule I plan to follow for the foreseeable future (or maybe even forever). This...
Carrie Helmers
Dec 30, 20154 min read


Four Steps Ahead
I’m a planner. I’m a planner by nature, by necessity and even by profession, having planned and executed several fundraisers and events...
Carrie Helmers
Dec 14, 20154 min read


Is People-Pleasing a Fault?
I was recently reading a book by Gary Zukav, “Soul to Soul,” and I came across a few interesting passages about people-pleasing. In the...
Carrie Helmers
Nov 19, 20153 min read


7 Things I'm Doing (and One Thing I'm NOT) to Control My Own Christmas
Christmas is 45 days away. Does that news give you an anxiety attack, or fill you with peace and goodwill toward men? I doubt this is the...
Carrie Helmers
Nov 10, 20155 min read


2 Words That Instantly Invalidate
Seeing my firstborn son smile for the first time was one of moments in my life I will never forget. It filled me with indescribable awe...
Carrie Helmers
Oct 22, 20154 min read


What Type of -ist Are You?
You know the classic question – is the glass half full, or half empty? Your answer determines your outlook on life. See the glass as half...
Carrie Helmers
Oct 20, 20153 min read


Take Him As He Is
Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated our 9th anniversary. Naturally, the occasion had me thinking about love. My husband (who I will...
Carrie Helmers
Oct 16, 20154 min read


The Science of "Good Enough"
Let’s talk science. Neuroscience, in fact. Turns out that settling for a good enough decision instead of waiting to make a perfect...
Carrie Helmers
Oct 11, 20153 min read
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