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Mother’s Day Reflection

It turns out I wanted to play just one more game of Scrabble

By Gaye Gould, 9 months9 months ago
Ascent to heaven
Grieving

A milestone on the journey of life

I am lying here in my incredibly cozy bed on this glorious Saturday afternoon. It is a bluebird day, an old hippie term to describe that incredible blue with shades of violet sky that reflects snow-capped mountains, when there are Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 12 months12 months ago
Compassion

Mr. Bean and Dottie

Sorry I have been away from my blog for quite a long stretch. I hope this posting will kick start me again to share more musings in the coming days. I re-read Mother’s Day Musings that I posted May 9th Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 2 years1 year ago
Grieving

Happy Birthday Blue

February 6th would have been my dear friend Blue’s birthday, and is the first time in 42 years I won’t be sending a card, talking with him over the phone, or celebrating in person. I was supposed to be out Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 2 years2 years ago
Run Song
Coronavirus

The Compassion Junkie’s Twelve Days of Christmas

Happy Holidays everyone! To be sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Christmas in COVID Captivity. On the second day of Christmas my true love Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 2 years2 years ago
On moving forward
Expert advice

Sometimes All You Need is One Good Screw

I have decided it is finally time to deep clean. Deep clean means you actually go to the closets, crawl spaces, basement, garage all overflowing with their bounty and tackle with single-minded determination the fine art of sorting, decluttering, pitching Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 2 years2 years ago
Compassion

On being resilient. A screwdriver helps!

Over the years I have often been asked “Isn’t it exhausting to sit and listen to people’s problems all day?” And I inevitably say “No, not at all, because I am not listening to problems, but instead I am listening Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 2 years2 years ago
Grieving

Under the mask of death and grief

The recurring theme that we are all living through in COVID 19 is death. Pandemics, by their nature bring destruction and are harbingers of death, like the Fourth Horseman riding through, which saddens and can devastate aspects of society. Viruses Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 3 years3 years ago
Expert advice

Mother’s Day Musings

I tend to be a bit of a self-cleaning oven. I am not very good at asking for help to scrub the burners free of life’s, obligations, stressors and miseries. I actually feel much better helping others find their way Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 3 years3 years ago
Expert advice

I hate my turkey jowls and other indignities of aging.

​I seem to have misplaced my eyebrows. ​I feel like I have never been appreciative enough of those little babies and their northern placement directly above my eyeballs. Like many of my friends, I stopped looking in the mirror after Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 3 years3 years ago
About This Blog

I hope that you will find these blogs helpful in how we can navigate this crisis together. Connection in a time of great disconnection is of paramount importance. We will need to find unique and creative ways to maintain connections, but humans need this especially in times of trial.

Gaye Gould
M.S.W., R.S.W.

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