Donna Turner Hudson, LCPC, LLC

04/03/2026

04/01/2026

April's theme is getting to know yourself.

Two activities this week for discovering who you are and what you value. The first is a Q & A exercise: https://positive.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/Who-Am-I.pdf

and the second is a personal values card sort activity:
https://drjennyshields.com/values-card-sort/

03/30/2026

Ironic
by Alanis Morissette
1995

Hey, yeah, yeah
Yeah, ah-ah-ah, yeah

An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery, and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late

And isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought? It figures

Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down
He thought, "Well, isn't this nice?"

And isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought? It figures

Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out
When you think everything's gone wrong
And everything blows up in your face

It's a traffic jam when you're already late
A "No smoking" sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife

And isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?
A little too ironic
And yeah, I really do think

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought? It figures

And yeah, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
And life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out

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03/25/2026

Check out this video from Thais Gibson, a clinician and author who specializes in attachment theory. In the video, she refers to people she identifies as "dismissive or fearful avoidants," meaning those who tend to avoid connecting with others due to fear of rejection. I don't think you have to be labeled with any particular attachment style to glean some helpful perspectives:

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03/23/2026

The Gambler
by Kenny Rogers
1978

On a warm summer's evening
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with a gambler
We were both too tired to sleep
So, we took turns a-staring
Out the window at the darkness
'Til boredom overtook us
And he began to speak

He said, "Son, I've made a life
Out of reading people's faces
And knowing what their cards were
By the way they held their eyes
So, if you don't mind my saying
I can see you're out of aces
For a taste of your whiskey
I'll give you some advice."

So, I handed him my bottle
And he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette
And asked me for a light
And the night got deathly quiet
And his face lost all expression
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
You gotta learn to play it right

You got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sitting at the table
There'll be time enough for counting
When the dealing's done

Every gambler knows
That the secret to surviving
Is knowing what to throw away
And knowing what to keep
'Cause every hand's a winner
And every hand's a loser
And the best that you can hope for
Is to die in your sleep."

And when he finished speaking
He turned back toward the window
Crushed out his cigarette
And faded off to sleep
And somewhere in the darkness
The gambler he broke even
But in his final words
I found an ace that I could keep

You got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sitting at the table
There'll be time enough for counting
When the dealing's done

You've got to know when to hold 'em
(When to hold 'em)
Know when to fold 'em
(When to fold 'em)
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sitting at the table
There'll be time enough for counting
When the dealing's done

You got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sitting at the table
There'll be time enough for counting
When the dealing's done

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03/18/2026

This is not a "how-to" article, but rather a blog post I ran across from a woman who had been working on defining the difference for herself between self-soothing and avoidant behavior. Maybe you can relate to some of what she described:

Yesterday I had a therapy appointment. Aside from the normal anxieties about having a baby and running my own business (all par for the course), I had a question that had been on my mind for a little while. I had noticed that each day when I mentally reviewed my calendar for that day, any

03/16/2026

(In Honor of St. Patrick's Day, an Irish Drinking Song!)

Tim Finnegan's Wake
Performed by The Clancy Brothers

Tim Finnegan lived in Walkin Street, a gentle Irishman mighty odd
He had a brogue both rich and sweet, an' to rise in the world he carried a hod
You see he'd a sort of a tipplers way but the love for the liquor poor Tim was born
To help him on his way each day, he'd a drop of the craythur every morn

Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the flure yer trotters shake
Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake

One morning Tim got rather full, his head felt heavy which made him shake
Fell from a ladder and he broke his skull, and they carried him home his co**se to wake
Rolled him up in a nice clean sheet, and laid him out upon the bed
A bottle of whiskey at his feet and a barrel of porter at his head

Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the flure yer trotters shake
Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake

His friends assembled at the wake, and Mrs Finnegan called for lunch
First she brought in tay and cake, then pipes, to***co and whiskey punch
Biddy O'Brien began to cry, "Such a nice clean co**se, did you ever see,
Tim avourneen, why did you die?", "Will ye hould your gob?" said Paddy McGee

Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the flure yer trotters shake
Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake

Then Maggie O'Connor took up the job, "Biddy" says she "you're wrong, I'm sure"
Biddy gave her a belt in the gob and left her sprawling on the floor
Then the war did soon engage, t'was woman to woman and man to man
Shillelagh law was all the rage and a row and a ruction soon began

Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the flure yer trotters shake
Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake

Mickey Maloney ducked his head when a bucket of whiskey flew at him
It missed, and falling on the bed, the liquor scattered over Tim
Bedad he revives, see how he rises, Timothy rising from the bed
Saying "Whittle your whiskey around like blazes, t'underin' Jaysus, do ye think I'm dead?"

Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the flure yer trotters shake
Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake

Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the flure yer trotters shake
Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake

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03/11/2026

I enjoyed this article from Very Well Mind on five types of self care strategies and hope you will, too.

Self-care involves intentional actions that promote well-being. Different types of self-care can support physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional health.

03/09/2026

Green Lights
by Aloe Blacc
2010

Something special happened today
I got green lights all the way
With no big red sign to stop me
No traffic jam delay

See I was driving over the moon (Ohh I)
In my big hot air balloon (Ohhh I)
Floating high into the darkness (Ohhh I)
I hope I get there soon (Ohhh I)
It so many things to do
So many people i need to talk to
And they've all been waiting for me
Well I gotta make it through

Something special happened today
I got green lights all the way
With no big red sign to stop me
No traffic jam delay

Thank my stars for air that we breathe (Ohhh I)
You have no idea of what it means... no no (Ohhh I)
To a man who's always traveling (Ohhh I)
Who's seen the things that I've seen (Ohhh I)

I don't know what's yet to come
Not sure of anything that I've done
Really makes that much a difference
Well I hope it has for some

Something special happened today
I got green lights all the way
With no big red sign to stop me
No traffic jam delay

Well I was driving over the moon (Ohhh I)
In my big hot air balloon (Ohhh I)
Floating high up in the darkness (Ohhh I)
I promise that I'll make it to you very soon (Ohhh I)
Something special happened today

Music video by Aloe Blacc performing Green Lights. (C) 2011 Stones Throw Records LLC under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited