What if the first thing you read on a Monday morning didn’t stir anxiety, but helped you feel steadier, more hopeful, and a little more human?

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Every Monday morning, before the rush of meetings or sessions or appointments, I used to sit down and write. I eventually shared these reflections in a weekly blog and many of my patients told me that learning more about me and realizing how I could be transparent about my own life, encouraged them to share more about themselves.

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What I wrote wasn’t profound. Sometimes it was practical. Other times it was personal. But always, it was honest. And what surprised me, week after week, was how many people wrote back to say they’d felt seen, or heard, or understood, by something in those few paragraphs.

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Over time, I came to realize that these Monday Morning writings were more than a practice. They became a sort of community—people reflecting on grief, on gratitude, on family, on the virtues we try to live by and the habits we try to break. They were about hope, and memory, and finding perspective again when life feels unsteady.

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This book is a collection of some of those Monday Morning pieces—revised only lightly, sometimes with added thoughts or footnotes from where I sit now. They’re not written to impress. They’re meant to accompany you. Like a quiet conversation over coffee, these pages are for you to return to when the day ahead feels uncertain or the week behind you feels heavy. 

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I encourage you to read just one reflection each Monday morning. Let the words settle into your heart, and carry them with you through the week. Notice what stays with you, what challenges you, what builds hope or inspiration into your daily living. The greatest changes often come from the smallest seeds, planted faithfully in the quiet hours of our lives.

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However you’ve come to this book, I hope you find something here that makes you feel more grounded, maybe less alone, and above all - hopeful.