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Nobody knows…

We all have some tune we hum or sing while alone. I have my own which I never gave much thought to, until I realized how often these words came up. They are in no way lyrics of a song I heard that I know of. All I know is that for years now I […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

How to deal with the post-holiday blues.

First we prep for Thanksgiving and if that weren’t an ordeal in and of itself, we are immediately greeted by Black Friday. That’s the Holiday kick off. We get all revved up by stores’ ads, carols, tree-lighting events, family dinners, Christmas parties, kids’ end of school pageants and New Year’s Eve parties. December is a month […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

When the holiday cheer is missing.

Last Sunday as I strolled along 4th Street Berkley, a very cute shopping area, my heart suddenly felt heavy, enveloped by the kind of sadness you can’t put into words.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Sadness: Why we should’t avoid feeling it.

I used to avoid and block sadness using any technique possible. Drinking, taking pills, and any form of escapism. I was afraid of it. What I feared most was my anticipation of pain which I thought I couldn’t handle. There is a positive side of sadness. Sadness can be a time of reflection, evaluation, of stepping […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The sudden blues. No, you are not weird.

Years ago, when I heard the line “Nothing has to happen for me to have a bad day,” I suddenly felt relieved. I was not alone experiencing those bad days that weren’t prompted by any specific event. I wasn’t crazy or too strange.