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Premortality seems obvious
Everything in our mundane day to day lives is ruled by ethics, obligations, a desire for progress, for something better. Why is that? I...

Shara Ogilvie
Jul 13, 20191 min read
Getting over grief
(also posted on my business website) Grief can be controversial. Some people seem to "get over it" quickly, some slowly. Some wonder if...

Shara Ogilvie
Jul 9, 20192 min read
How to complain
(Originally posted on my business site) Complaining has a bad reputation. We all know we shouldn't "be complainers." Because we...

Shara Ogilvie
Jul 8, 20192 min read
What's behind the anger?
(Originally posted on my business site) Complaining has a bad reputation. We all know we shouldn't "be complainers." Because we...

Shara Ogilvie
Jul 7, 20192 min read
How to pray for Jordan Peterson
Recently, Jordan Peterson spoke at Liberty University's Convocations. In the last couple of minutes on stage, the host asked Jordan what...

Shara Ogilvie
Jul 6, 20192 min read
*COMEDY* Interview: Was I forced to be a member of my church? (Mormon/CJCLDS)
Imagined transcript from interview explaining my membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon). This interview...

Shara Ogilvie
Jun 11, 20194 min read
*COMEDY* Why I like certain games
So my daughter and I came up with another hilarious scenario. You know "that person" who only likes games they can win? The one who is...

Shara Ogilvie
Jun 11, 20192 min read
*COMEDY* Behind the scenes in a marketing meeting
The Cinnamon Toast cereal sold by Walmart's Great Value tastes great, but the graphic design on the box is super hokey. My daughter and I...

Shara Ogilvie
Jun 10, 20193 min read
*COMEDY* You found THAT in a dumpster?
Ok, so my phone case is looking a bit haggard. But I really like it. And by the time I ordered the wrong size, returned it, and bought a...

Shara Ogilvie
Jun 9, 20192 min read
Beware of the neighborhood FaceBook group...keep perspective, keep compassion
Last week, I met a retired man on my street who had just moved to my neighborhood from Colorado. He was friendly, clean, responsible. I...

Shara Ogilvie
Jun 7, 20194 min read
Sometimes being a therapist stink - should I find another job?
Last year I hired a new therapist at my clinic. During the job interview, we were talking about her work experience. Her last clinic, she...

Shara Ogilvie
Jun 6, 20193 min read
My struggle with self-compassion
This past week I was surprised to find out how painful self-compassion could be. I’ve read books about this form of self-kindness and...

Shara Ogilvie
Jun 6, 20195 min read
Knowing your own reality: a CRITICAL skill in overcoming a dysfunctional childhood
Pia Mellody's book, Facing Codependence should be 1,000% more popular than it is and should be required reading for anyone who had a...

Shara Ogilvie
Jun 5, 20193 min read
Marital tip: No cell phones in bed!
There are few things that get my ire up more than my husband scrolling Instagram at bedtime. We've gone the rounds on that one a few...

Shara Ogilvie
Jun 4, 20193 min read
Trusting my husband to help me as the Savior would
A couple of nights ago, my husband and I were getting ready to go to bed. We’d just made it through most of a Shakespeare movie (Henri IV...

Shara Ogilvie
Jun 3, 20195 min read
Is there a place for "realism" in a person of faith?
Recently I re-read part of Joseph Smith's "Lectures on Faith." Great stuff. And I was reminded that faith is a principal containing two...

Shara Ogilvie
Jun 1, 20192 min read
Why does the church spend so much money on temples?
This morning at breakfast, my husband asked me if I thought temples were too extravagant. He’d been reading on various temples that were...

Shara Ogilvie
May 30, 20194 min read
Forgiving my ex-husband, talking to my therapist, taking it day by day
When I was a little kid, I’d tag along with my mom wherever she went. Being the youngest, I was her little sidekick when the older kids...

Shara Ogilvie
May 30, 20197 min read
Recovery post: more commentary on going to my therapist
I remember, as a kid, thinking adults were so smart. They had their own cars and jobs and credit cards. They got to tell us what to do....

Shara Ogilvie
May 27, 20196 min read
God stepped in when the realtor stepped out: how I found my house in Sacrament Meeting
I know, without any doubt, that God inspires people to do daring things. That sometimes those daring things don’t make sense. And that he...

Shara Ogilvie
May 9, 20196 min read
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