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

Perseverance Takes Patience – Know When It’s Worth The Wait

Perseverance Takes Patience – Know When It’s Worth The Wait

PERSERVERENCE is often required to bring things to fruition, meaning it takes patience, hard work and waiting. We’re not good at this – being used to instant gratification. We want things quickly and become impatient with the process.  But I’m seeing how necessary perseverance is if you want something important. My friend, Dr. Kinga Mnich, […]

Is It Time For A Cathartic Awakening?

Is It Time For A Cathartic Awakening?

On Lee’s birthday, he had a cathartic awakening. He realized he needs to take himself and his talent seriously and do a course correction. I’ve had it happen several times too, and it has always produced profound change. This type of awakening is the cathartic jolt that makes you wake up and get moving, often […]

Staying Present – While Worrying About The Future

Staying Present – While Worrying About The Future

If you are trying to stay present, while worrying about the future, you have probably noticed that it’s not possible. You cannot be in two places at once! I’m addressing this pattern with several people and decided to write about it. This time of year, many of us are planning things to come – going […]

Finding Inspiration.. The Spark Of Change

Finding Inspiration.. The Spark Of Change

Inspiration swirls around you, even if you aren’t looking for it, or needing it, especially when you’re open to change. I was in NYC for a music conference with Lee Carroll and Alioune Guisse, where inspiration flowed from a firehose, so much so, you couldn’t take it all in. But if you were open and […]

Clarify Your Choices In The New Year – Using The Laws of Manifestation

Clarify Your Choices In The New Year – Using The Laws of Manifestation

Everything comes down to your choices; clarify what is important to you before you launch your New Year’s plans. The first three laws of manifestation help us do this. With unlimited options, getting clear on the choices that represent what is best for you becomes important. If you are like me with many demands on […]

My New Year’s Wish – Make 2024 More Spiritual

My New Year’s Wish – Make 2024 More Spiritual

A New Year’s wish came to me in meditation – to make life in 2024 more spiritual. It’s not just for me, it’s a wish for everyone. As we shakily face the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, tense politics in the US, global climate crisis and our own need to keep an even […]

Never Underestimate The Power Of Support

Never Underestimate The Power Of Support

Providing support sounds so mundane as to seem insignificant. It’s not, its importance is often underrated until you need it. I’ve had several chapters in my life when support was sorely wanted, and I didn’t even know how to ask or receive. Now I know better. I had a fall on the stairs recently, which […]

Appreciating Uniqueness – Yours And Others

Appreciating Uniqueness – Yours And Others

How well do you appreciate your uniqueness, and what about others?  When we’re young we try to fit in, looking and acting the same, often obnoxiously. But by the time we’re grown, if you’re being authentic, you’ve claimed your true self. This point was brought home to me while spending time with musicians from Haiti, […]

Good Giving Tuesday Is Here – Support What Has Meaning For You

Good Giving Tuesday Is Here – Support What Has Meaning For You

There are so many organizations that depend on your generosity to keep going. Let this be a reminder that giving this time of year not only provides needed support, it also gives back to you. You are investing in your community! Think about the arts organizations – music, theater, arts and education that enrich your […]