Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 Mind, Body and Spirit
1 My Name Melissa Face 5
2 Hello, Me Cosmo DeNicola 7
3 Tanning Lotion and Trails Lauren Barrett 11
4 Check Your Sole… Um, Soul Anne Russ 13
5 Me Time Zone Anneliese Rose Beeson 15
6 Hold That Thought Monica A. Andermann 17
7 From Loss to Freedom Laura M. Martin 20
8 A Splash of Insight Lynn Kinnaman 24
9 Rest in the Present John Kevin Allen 28
2 To-Do and You
10 The Birds and the Bees Kat Gottlieb 32
11 Stop juggling and Put Something Down Ann Morrow 35
12 Never Disappointed Jon Peirce 39
13 The Discipline of Doing Nothing James C. Magruder 43
14 A Daily Hour Just for Me Barbara Lehtiniemi 45
15 Dinner with Kay Brenda Beattie 48
16 Remember to Remember You Joshua J. Mark 51
17 Fifty and Fabulous Tyann Sheldon Rouw 54
18 Shinrin-yoku Is Good for You JC Sullivan 58
19 Not Mad, but Madly Happy Gina Gutzwiller 61
3 Accept Help
20 No Superheroes Here Brynn Mahnke 65
21 Sharing the Load Judy Salcewicz 69
22 Recharging Batteries Jonet Neethling 72
23 An Unexpected Gift Wendy Kennar 75
24 Put On Your Mask First Carole Brody Fleet 78
25 All Things Food Diane Stark 82
26 Surviving and Thriving Terry Hans 86
27 The Ladies' Breakfast Club Phyllis Cochran 89
28 Finding Time for Me Wendy Portfors 92
4 Self-Discovery
29 Running the Race for Me Amber Curtis 97
30 A Lost Librarian Lori Shepard 100
31 The "Me" That I Am Left With Jack Byron 104
32 What Do You Need, Son? Ankit Raghuvir Rao 108
33 Letting Go of the Reins Stephanie Nikolopoulos 111
34 Alone at the Kabuki Baths Lynn Sunday 114
35 A Case of Shaken Identity Marilyn Haight 117
36 Deep Breath In, Deep Breath Out Dana Drosdick 121
37 Learning to Take Care of Me C. Ede 125
38 Slow Cooking, Slow Living Pam Gibbs 129
39 Trail of Hope Annette Gulati 133
5 Self-Care Isn't Selfish
40 Somewhere In-Between Kim Hanson 137
41 Permission to Joyride Rebecca Radicchi 140
42 Farmers Hours Kristiana Pastir 143
43 One Day Wendy Hairfield 145
44 Grace over Guilt Diane Stark 149
45 Finding My Footing Joan Bailey 153
46 Better Reader, Better Mother, Better Me Courtney McKinney-Whitaker 156
47 Refilling the Bucket Wanda Strange 159
48 The Day I Saved Myself Kristin Baldwin Homsi 163
6 Declutter, Detox, Defend
49 Giving Thanks by Letting Go Maggie John 167
50 The Day I Banished Busy-ness Kim Forrester 171
51 A Working Man's Chuck-It List Timothy Martin 175
52 A Little Housekeeping Connie K. Pombo 178
53 No Service Means No Worries Noam Paoletti 181
54 Forever Changed Jonney Scoggin 184
55 The Cleanup Judee Stapp 187
56 Learning to Read Again Robert Kingett 190
57 Me First Beats Martyrdom Barbara Davey 193
58 Out of Breath Dawn Marie Mann 197
59 The Six Months Test Pauline Youd 200
7 Giving Your Time with Joy
60 Patched-Together Positives Jeanne Zornes 204
61 The Cheerleader Susan Jelleberg 207
62 Self-Care Found in a Library Basement Jill Keller 210
63 Redefining Doing It All Haley Moss 214
64 Being Intentional about Self-Care LaQuita Jean Starr 218
65 Counsel Walking Sister Josephine Palmeri 221
66 Reaching Out Margaret Lea 224
67 Finding My Way Back Connie Kaseweter Pullen 227
8 You Deserve It
68 My Own Beat Stephanie Doerr 232
69 Should Today Be a Pajama Day? Marlys Johnson-Lawry 235
70 Just Us Amy Newmark 238
71 Imaginary Holidays Ann E. Oakland 242
72 The Face in the Mirror Crystal Schwanke 245
73 Doing It for Me Jennie Ivey 249
74 Time to Play Tanya Janke 252
75 Girls Trip Monica A. Andermann 255
76 Cereal for Dinner Shannon McCarty 258
77 It Was a Belly-Binge Kind of Day Dr. James L. Snyder 262
9 Personal Space
78 The Best Mother's Day Gift Ever Karen Sargent 266
79 The Best View Anna Jensen 269
80 Let It Go Cassie Silva 272
81 A More Balanced Life David Hull 276
82 Cozy Corner Lisa Leshaw 278
83 One Piece at a Time Jennie Ivey 281
84 The Glad Game Polly Hare Tafrate 284
85 Adventures in Meditation Phyllis Abate Wild 288
86 Three O'Clock on Phantom Lake Ilana Long 291
10 Pursue Your Passion
87 Escaping Insomnia Debby Johnson 294
88 Wanted: Me Butch Holcombe 296
89 My Holy Hour Lola Di Giulio De Maci 300
90 Digging Holes Barbara Sue Canale 302
91 Me Again Meeg Pincus Kajitani 305
92 Reconstructing Me Betsy S. Franz 308
93 Dancing with the Anxiety Monster Juliet Huang 311
94 Not Available Jayne Thurber-Smith 314
11 We Time
95 A Suitcase and an Adventure D'ette Corona 317
96 Alone Together Diane Stark 321
97 How Do You Want to Spend Your Time? Melissa L. Weber 325
98 Looking Forward to Those Lily Pads Kristine Byron 328
99 The Sneeze Anne Wandycz 330
100 Cabin Life Tamra Anne Bodes 333
101 My Ladies of the Lake Louise Butler 336
Meet Our Contributors 339
Meet Amy Newmark 353
Thank You 355
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 356
