My mom is 88 and in her end-of-life stages. My dad is having a hard time accepting that reality. He refuses hospice even when it has been suggested several times by visiting home health care practitioners. However, I admire his tenacious commitment to his promise not to put her in a nursing home....

I struggle with committing to future events. My mom's precarious health made it tenfold more challenging to schedule clients. I had to face this when I was asked to facilitate a three-day Operations meeting for Legacy Foundations, a client in California....

 Strategies for Increasing Intimacy in Your Relationship

Put your feelings on the table

As you go through the Feelings deck together and place feelings cards on the table, you give one another permission to discuss feelings you might not be able to articulate

Develop empathy

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It's date night. You and your partner are at your favorite restaurant. As you wait for your meal, your phones are out. You are scrolling through Instagram, checking on family and friends. Your partner is scrolling through work emails or checking their cryptocurrency account balance....

When you use the Joyful Healing Clarity Cards Collection's Feelings Deck, you can openly express your emotions and perspectives to foster a shared understanding and enhance communication.

When you use the Joyful Healing Clarity Cards Collection's Needs and Desires deck with your partner, you strengthen your bond with intimacy and understanding,

The Feelings deck and the Needs & Desires deck work together to help you cultivate empathy, foster communications, and enhance your relationship.

Oftentimes, we have difficulty articulating our feelings and needs, particularly when we are in a vulnerable emotional state. We can use these cards to create a safe space to talk about sensitive topics. 

When two people lay these cards out together, doorways open for...

When it comes to intimacy and relationships, Joy Caffrey is an experienced speaker, teacher, and relationship mentor. As an energy healer, Joy often works with couples. She has used versions of the Feelings and Needs cards with her clients for over 10 years.

- Since 2009, she has repeatedly...

New insights, new choices

I am a self-labeled lightweight when it comes to drinking alcohol. I like the taste of wine on my palette, but not what happens when it gets into my bloodstream. My alcohol consumption prior to Covid was an occasional glass of wine associated with weekend or...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2023!

This has been a month of observation for me. I noticed the changing shape of our landscape as the laden branches gave way to heavy wet snow. The photo above is of our front deck after last week's precipitation. I spent time observing how I feel when I refrain from alcohol...

My husband, Tim, and I drove to Florida to help care for my mom and give my dad some relief over the Thanksgiving holiday. I am grateful that I was able to take an extended trip. Also grateful that Tim and I took some respite in Cedar Key, Florida, before returning to Fayetteville. Having created...