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Constant news about the Coronavirus or COVID-19 stressing you out? Worried about your health and your finances? It is definitely hard not to be worried about everything go on around you in the world right now. But there are things you can do to minimize how much the...

Do you feel like there is never enough time in the day? Do you feel like you struggle to stay on path and reach goals? Are you not even sure what your goals are? After all, time is our greatest commodity. There are only 24 hours in a day. No way for us to change that....

I was recently consulted by Tina Arnoldi, for an article on Theravive on how we can change our mindset about failure. I wanted to share some of it with you. According to a study featured in the Journal of Nature Communications, we learn at an optimal level when we...

Today we are going to create your new story and I love, love, love, a good quote so I could not pass this one up. Jack Kerouac, American novelist who penned, among other things, “On the Road,” wrote: “I saw my life was a vast glowing empty page and I could do anything...

Did you know the most important words we say are the words we say to ourselves??? It’s sooooo true. How we talk to ourselves, the words we say and the way we say them affect everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, in our lives. First, I want to tell you a little story. I...

By the end of this post, you will know what imperfect daily action you can take to make sure your relationship is where you want it to be as your kids leave the house. How satisfied are you right now in your Intimate Love Relationship domain? Ask yourself these...

Have you ever made a New Year’s Resolution? Have you ever kept a New Year’s Resolution? Chances are, if you have made them, you have also broken them. Why is this? We are sooooo motivated at the time we make the resolution that it seems impossible to fail. But fail we...

I was recently consulted about ways to reduce the Monday blues. I thought I would share with you the some of the same tips I shared with the author of the article in Ariana Huffington’s Thrive Global. One reason why the beginning of the work week can be so tough is...

Let’s play a game. Below I have listed several scenarios. I want you to guess whether each situation will raise stress levels or lower stress. Scenario #1 You have invitations to five holiday parties between Thanksgiving and New Years. Two are related to your...

I get a head start on my week by being mindful on Sunday and planning my week. On Sunday, I think about what values I want to prioritize for the week. By values, I mean what is important to me in life, what I want others to know I stand for. There will be my most...

First a quick reminder of what mindfulness is. Mindfulness is being fully present in the moment, accepting whatever thoughts and emotions you are experiencing, with openness and without judgment. #5 Mindfulness helps you find space from your unhelpful thoughts...

There is so much out there today about mindfulness that it is difficult to know what it really is and what it can do for you. Is meditation the only way to practice mindfulness? No. Mindfulness can be practiced in many ways. Let me start with what mindfulness is not....