Blog on Wellness Pearls | Eillen T. O'Grady

Like a pebble dropped into a pond, circles radiate outward from the center of the situation. Which circle are you in? Recently, I witnessed a...

Wellness

Resilience is not a Trait

26 Oct 2021

Eileen O'Grady

It’s a relationship one has with their resources (Cavanaugh, 2021). Sure, our internal characteristics help us access those outside resources. But one can be as...

Wellness

Drop the Rock

01 Sep 2021

Eileen O'Grady

“There’s a way to do it better – find it.” Thomas Edison There is a parable used to help addicts but it has wide applicability...

Changing Behavior, Wellness

Acceptance

26 Jul 2021

Eileen O'Grady

The best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain. ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Parent the Child you Have” is a slogan...

Wellbeing, Wellness

Boundary Setting is a Skill (and I’m getting better at it!)

30 Jun 2021

Eileen O'Grady

I’m never more courageous than when I’m embracing imperfection, embracing vulnerabilities, and setting boundaries with the people in my life. ...

Boundaries, Wellness

Choosing Wellness

11 Jun 2021

Eileen O'Grady

I am delighted to announce after a very long time, a book I wrote is now published! Choosing Wellness: Unconventional Wisdom for the Overwhelmed, the...

Wellness

Hold on to what Matters (as herd immunity approaches)

05 May 2021

Eileen O'Grady

“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.” — Rainer Maria Rilke The pandemic has taken many of...

Wellness

Peace is an Inside Job and I Don’t Have It. Yet.

01 Apr 2021

Eileen O'Grady

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage. Thucydides 460 B.C-395 B.C. Much has been said about fake...

Adult Growth, DIfficult others, Managing difficult people, Wellness