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TANYA DETRIK
May 15, 20242 min read
Asking You (yes you) to Listen
I have many good things in my life, and among them one is my daughter Tracey. One not so good thing that has impacted her life is as a...
Apr 4, 20244 min read
The Red Truck
The image is a bumper sticker I created. I think could be the best-selling bumper sticker of all time. Like you, I’ve seen so many social...
Sep 10, 20236 min read
Sharing Stories and 9/11
Karen Santry- Photo by Casey Kelbaugh for The New York Times When I began sharing my stories through writing and speaking, it opened the...
May 5, 20231 min read
Seeking True Nature
Seeking My True Nature
Mar 6, 20233 min read
Badass Foreword
I am so excited to share this book and this news with you. I was honored to be invited by my friend Dr. Lori Monaco to write the Foreword...
Mar 2, 20237 min read
Ten Things You Might Not Know
In 2017, this piece won a National Press Club Award in the category of Speech Content. I wrote and delivered this to attendees of the...
Feb 25, 20234 min read
The Stuff of Grief
How do you handle stuff in boxes and the stuff of life? What if it's not your stuff?
Dec 5, 20222 min read
Letting Go
What can you let go of? Winter Solstice
Nov 14, 20223 min read
What Guys Can Do
One of my many Achilles heels is that I just don’t get how things come apart or go back together. If I manage to get something apart...
Aug 1, 20222 min read
The Wasp
Written in April of 2022. There is a wasp trapped between the window and the screen above my sister’s kitchen sink. The wasp is not...
Feb 15, 20224 min read
The Hug - An Unbelievable Story?
I walked in the park today. The temps registered around 50 degrees, so the patches of ice I’d been gingerly stepping around for the...
Oct 9, 20211 min read
For a Friend and Maybe for You?
My purpose in my writing and speaking is to inspire audiences to connect with greater awareness to themselves. In doing so, I hope it...
Aug 27, 20212 min read
The Winner Is
Thank you to all of you who voted for your choice for the book’s cover design. Thanks, too, to those who also emailed me to share...
Jun 15, 20213 min read
What's happening with your book?
More and more these days, I am getting asked about the status of my upcoming my book. I sincerely appreciate the interest. I think if you...
Jan 25, 20214 min read
Brussels Sprouts Kill Grandmother
Good headlines are provocative and evocative, right? They get you to pay attention; you get a mental picture; you are curious to know more.
Dec 17, 20204 min read
Walking Into It
There’s a silent war brewing over control of my day. My Should-Dos are battling my Want-Tos over rights to the day’s ToDos.
Aug 13, 20202 min read
Inevitable Stories
Grief forces us to examine what was, what we knew, what we thought we knew, what we thought would happen, and what we might have missed, ove
May 5, 20203 min read
I Feel So Stupid
feel so stupid. I fight with myself. Sometimes it actually stops me from going out.
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