Today made my own walk-a-thon in honor of my life journey and people I lost. I decided I will donate $ to Tzedaka for every mile I walk today. The walk like my life journey is long, hard, exhausting, sweaty…
Did you know that handwriting legibility can be the window to a child’s physical, mental and social health. In other words, what the child produces can be how he sees himself which translates to misbehavior affecting social interaction and/or an…
Lately I have been thinking about loneliness and happiness. Especially during the holidays and start of a new year 2020. Looking through social media and having conversations with friends and acquittances, I realized a good number of people are unhappy…
Hanukkah is a story of the resilience of the Jewish people, so I found resilience an appropriate topic to speak of in this week’s blog My biggest worry after going through losing my Mom and Husband, especially at a relatively young age,…
Grief sucks. Yes I said it. Its a perpetual rollercoaster of up and down emotions. I feel like I’m on the biggest six flags rollercoaster where there are real lows and then real highs. Grief comes in waves of loving…
One of the fears I had to conquer is dating again. After being married for 25 years, I lost my husband to cancer. It was the most painful and confusing time in my life. I found myself scrambling for answers…
FEAR is no stranger to me, but I certainly don’t want it to be my friend. The feelings of fear play a constant role in most of our lives. FEAR can be paralyzing or liberating it all comes down to…
Little did I know, that my life experiences from childhood till today, would bring me to the understanding of the outmost importance of solid, loving, supportive parenting and its role in a child’s future resilience. These realities also taught me…
Hello, my name is Dr. Carol Leibovich - Mankes. I am a Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Parenting Educator/Facilitator and a Professionally Certified Life Coach. I am a mom and also a woman trying to keep it real. This blog is the story…
