With the holidays upon us, I find myself reflecting back on past holidays and not always in the best way. I remembered that Thanksgiving of 2016 was the last Thanksgiving I spent with my mother. I broke her out of the nursing home for a home-cooked meal at my house. It was a day of joy for bot
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Doug and I are staying on St Pete Beach while our home undergoes renovations in order to make it more allergy and energy-efficient friendly. You don't realize just how allergic you are to your house until you don't leave it for 5 months! The other problem was that the bedroom was
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Our world has changed dramatically since the dawn of January 1st, 2020. Negativity and hatred are being spewed on a daily basis by political groups, media, and social media…but they are doing it on such a subtle level that most people don’t even notice it until there’s a riot. This is not healthy, a...
I feel the negativity everywhere.
I have to watch every word I write.
I have to watch every word I say.
The constant worry that I'm going to offend someone, waiting for someone to go off the emotional deep-end, because I triggered them by simply mentioning "Black Lives Matter" or "Make America Gr...
I saw the movie “Flashdance” when I was 14 years old. It’s about a sexy woman who is an exotic dancer by night and a welder by day. It’s the same movie that propelled Jennifer Beals into stardom overnight, while the real dancer in the movie, Marine Jahan, became a trivia question. One of the best sc...
Yesterday, I did a Hypno Hangout session, “Using Hypnosis To Feel The Hugs From Our Loved Ones While Quarantined.” To prepare, I did some research on just how important “touch” is to human beings. And you know what? It’s pretty important! One of the articles I read was called “Why Physical Touch Mat...
Traci with her mother Carol, Christmas 1969
My first hypnotist was an amazing person. She was smart, talented, capable, and strong-willed. She was a newer hypnotist when she started out, only 27 at the time. I was her first client. I met with her on a daily basis for many years, and many of t
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I was thinking about a childhood memory today, that of a sign posted in my Grandma Kanaan's kitchen. It read:
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.
I was 5 years old, and my father spent about 1...
Born and raised in Berea, OH, Traci was the only child of George and Carol Kanaan, who owned and operated Copy Center West. Traci began playing (pounding) the piano at the age of 2. Her parents traded printing for some piano lessons, and Traci found herself studying at the Cleveland Institute
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As the quarantine continues, I find my friends and family in varying states of emotional health.  Some of my friends lost their jobs and are trying to figure out unemployment.  Some of my friends are worried about losing their business and trying to get an SBA Loan.  Some of my friends are working  ...
30 more days of social distancing...ugh!
We are watching history unfold in front of our eyes. Â Never in our lifetimes have we seen such an unprecedented event as COVID-19. Â As I watch my friends post the good, the bad, and the ugly on Facebook, I see a larger trend emerging...GRIEF. Â Everyone is mo...
One of the things I missed this year was going to the Tampa Bay Renaissance Festival, canceled due to COVID-19. Â While going through my jewelry box, I stumbled across a memento from a Ren Fest visit from 3 years ago.Â
It was a beautifully cool Sunday in April of 2017. Â I was recently divorce
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