I’m proud to share that I got a piece published in Thrive Global! Arianna Huffington’s new venture. I talk about a pretty dark period in my life, but it ends well. ♥ … “It was a sunny fall afternoon in 1996. On this particular day I was sitting on my bed reading a self-help [...]
Now is the time. Now is the time to do whatever we can to fight racism. That doing will not be the same for everyone. Many of my clients, and I, are saying and feeling, “I’m not doing enough.” I am of two minds about this. First, it is true. There is more we could [...]
Hello! This love note is about a powerful tool for stress reduction—alpha wave music. I don’t know about you, but my last month was, shall we say, FILLED with stress. I may talk about that in a later newsletter, but the events of last month prompted me to share one of my favorite tools to [...]
Welcome to the season of goal setting and self-flagellation! I stopped setting New Year goals years ago, because I always started off the year feeling like a failure. I am not alone. Research has shown that less than 25% of people are still keeping their goals by the end of January. Worse, only 8% of [...]
Why is the simple practice of gratitude so helpful? It is good for our brain and makes us more effective: Positive emotions fill our brain with dopamine and serotonin. These chemicals make us feel good and increase our ability to learn. They help us process new information, keep that information in the brain longer, and [...]
In this episode, host Laura Reagan, speaks to Dr. Jane Tornatore about learning to be kind with ourselves. Dr. Jane Tornatore has dedicated her career to helping people be kinder to themselves. Her style incorporates compassion, curiosity, deep listening, and heartfelt optimism, along with powerful shots of playfulness. She draws on her extensive professional training [...]
Have you ever had thoughts that just keep repeating, and repeating…and repeating? You try to stop them. You try to distract yourself, yet they just keep looping. - Nope. Me neither. (Oh, how I wish that were true.) If you are like most (read all) humans, you sometimes have thoughts that just won’t go away. [...]
This month I am offering an interview I did with Dolores Hirschmann on Clarity TV. I LOVED doing it and I’m excited to share it with you! I tell my story of the event that set me on my path to self-love--when I learned to move from victim to choosing. I also share: What to [...]
We all blame. As Brene Brown says, “Blame is the discharging of discomfort and pain.” When mistakes are made, our first response is to try to find whose fault it is. A natural response, but not helpful. Here is an entertaining (less than 4 minute) video on blaming by the brilliant Brene Brown. Watch it—you [...]
I recently made a big mistake; I spammed over 5000 people. It was not one of my finest moments, but it was a mistake—I didn’t start out the day deciding I wanted to piss off a bunch of people I didn’t know. When I realized what happened I didn’t respond perfectly (what a surprise.) I [...]
