For almost my entire life, I’ve been running away from my emotions. For the most part, I didn’t like how emotions felt. If a feeling wasn’t blatantly positive (like happiness or excitement), I wanted nothing to do with it. I labeled most of my feelings […]
Here’s the scenario. The dog was acting like an overtired lunatic and I needed to put her in the crate so she would stop biting, which made her whine, which made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Add to this: My […]
‘Tis the season to buy gifts for loved ones. In this new world order where too many companies have attempted to downsize until there’s almost no one left, plenty of us feel the squeeze financially around the holidays. But holiday financial stress isn’t something that’s […]
When we think of habit change, we usually focus on the behavior—“STOP DOING THAT!”—and then we wonder why it doesn’t work. When you’re caught up in a cycle of engaging with a bad habit you’ve been trying to let go of for a long time, […]
Let me start off by saying that all humans are dysfunctional in some way. Even people we think of as being the elitist of the elite have character defects. The good news is that we can all change and improve and make our lives work. […]
Women are expected, at least by the media, to be perfect creatures: thin and beautiful, even-tempered and ambitious. This impossible set of standards is enough to crush anyone’s self-confidence. I’ve learned that these five confidence boosters can help make it a lot easier to feel […]
Whether it’s the death of a loved one or the loss of a job, sometimes we just want to hide under the bed until the end of the world. While understandable, there are faster ways to get over trauma. When I heard the news my […]
To celebrate the release of my latest novel, Secrets of Successful People, I compiled these 10 success secrets from dialog in the book. In the novel, Kelly Ryan is a working mom who craves success and will do just about anything to get it–only she’s […]
There’s a somewhat famous quote that goes like this: “I say, follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be.” — Joseph Campbell This quote makes it sound so simple, so deceptively easy. Let’s […]
It seems like everybody is overwhelmed these days. Many of us complain, “There are too many options!” And while it’s true that there are more options than ever when it comes to choosing just about anything: your dinner, your job, your furniture, and your lifestyle—I […]