Connie Milligan, LCSW

If there is anything I’ve expressed that speaks to you, I’d love to hear from you. You can reach me at my email, connie [at] conniemilligan [dot] com

Want to Make a Difference – Curate Your Powerful Thoughts and Words

Want to Make a Difference – Curate Your Powerful Thoughts and Words

You are more powerful than you think – your thoughts, your words can make a powerful difference when you curate them effectively. As 50% of us swirl with varying degrees of disappointment, anger and fear, things will likely proceed in ways we dislike. What can you do? It’s time to focus on curating your thoughts, […]

Follow Your Joy

Follow Your Joy

It may seem obvious to follow your joy, but many people put it off, thinking it’s something you squeeze into a week’s vacation. Instead, imagine it being an all the time, everyday thing? This thought hit me during a trip to NYC, scouting for talent for our nonprofit, GreenRoom Exchange. As if my primary work […]

Finding Your Leading Edge Of Change

Finding Your Leading Edge Of Change

Your leading edge of change is the activity that has given you the greatest lift and holds the most potential for continuing. Exploring this when entering a new year gives you the ability to decern where to best place your planning goals for the coming year. If you’re like many, you’ve been juggling a lot […]

Your End Of Year and New Year Reckoning

Your End Of Year and New Year Reckoning

There is a reckoning that most people do at the end of the year in preparation for the New Year. It’s a process of evaluation, a coming to terms with what you said you wanted and what actually happened. And It’s a process of determining what’s important for the New Year. If you are being […]

Passing The Peace

Passing The Peace

There is a lovely tradition called ‘passing the peace’ in the Episcopal Church. It is the one time when the congregation turns to one another to shake hands and say “peace be with you” and you reply “and also with you”. It provides a wonderful joining lift for everyone. If ever there was a time […]

It’s All About the People – You Get To Choose

It’s All About the People – You Get To Choose

You get to choose the people you are around. It can be a game changer to fully appreciate that the people you select to be around can determine your quality of life. Let that idea sink in. We took a vacation with a group of 11 people for a destiny birthday celebration. It could have […]

Alignment – Solutions For Being Off Balance

Alignment – Solutions For Being Off Balance

Alignment, the antidote to being off balance, is a focus in my clinical practice. When it’s missing, it’s often the underpinning for confusion, depression, fear and relationship concerns.   With the holidays being a trigger, I’m witnessing a ramping up of anxiety, social discomfort and depression. People are out of alignment, off balance, pulled back […]

Honoring Family in Life and Death – Those Who Leave the World a Better Place

Honoring Family in Life and Death – Those Who Leave the World a Better Place

It was a weekend of honoring family; my Mom turned 105, it was the 26th anniversary of my sister’s sudden death, and soon it’ll be 15 years since my Dad died.  All three have contributed to making the world a better place, profoundly influencing me. My sister’s death 26 years ago changed me. Her strong spirituality […]

Sharing Passion and Joy Lifts Everyone – Creating Unity and Connection

Sharing Passion and Joy Lifts Everyone – Creating Unity and Connection

Last night we hosted Las Migas*, an all-female modern Flamenco band from Spain – their passion and joy lifted everyone up, filling the room with unity and connection. There has been glum discouragement post-election – an “oh no, what now” feeling. This was a reminder about what’s important and how to move on. We’ll keep […]