3 Ways to Find Real and Everlasting Love
We’ve all heard the saying that “you can’t love another if you don’t love yourself.” While this sounds logical, few of us have any idea of how or why we…
Motivation and Inspiration
Struggling to Reach Your Goals? 6 Steps to Get Unstuck
“Write down your goals, make plans to achieve them, and work on your plans every single day.” – Brian Tracy Do your goals seem too lofty and far-off to reasonably…
Setting SMARTER Weight Loss Goals
“A goal properly set is halfway reached.” – Zig Ziglar Losing weight is often challenging. While there are many diets and strategies you can apply, there’s a general framework that…
A Therapist Listens to the Message
I see therapists as surgeons of the soul who have learned to help clean out the wounds of clients who come to us for healing themselves and then sew them…
Are You Willing to Be “Weird”?
I was a quirky kid who told my parents that I was “an alien baby left on their doorstep.” I suspect they believed me at times. I always felt I…
The Best Questions to Ask Yourself to Shift Your Perspective
The way you see something can easily keep you stuck and stressed—or it can free you. In other words, your perspective is powerful in creating the life you want to…
8 Ways to Work Smarter (Not Harder)
We often hear the phrase “work smarter, not harder,” but what does this phrase actually mean? What does it look like to take a smart approach to everything you do…
How to Identify and Overcome Frustration
“I was an accomplice in my own frustration.” – Peter Shaffer While we may not recognize when we do it, or even admit to it when we know we do,…
Using Art to Identify, Inspire and Honor Your Intentions
We tend to set intentions without really listening to ourselves. We set intentions without actually going within and identifying what we genuinely need and desire. Instead, we set intentions that…
Realistic Ways to Achieve Happiness: An Interview with Tim Bono
With the start of the New Year, many people make themselves promises to engage in healthier behaviors, to jumpstart in earnest a pursuit of personal happiness. New Year’s resolutions notwithstanding,…
ADHD and Work: 9 Tips for Thriving at the Office
Adults with ADHD are all-too aware of their shortcomings at work and regularly bash themselves for their inconsistent productivity and sinking motivation. But there are many things you can do…
Don’t Let That Inner Critic Derail Your Goals! How to Grow Inner Resources for Change
Perhaps this scenario sounds familiar: You decide to change a behavior that isn’t serving you (like quitting smoking or spending less time on electronics) or you want to add a behavior…
Why We Believe Fake News
Denial is serious. It’s a refusal to acknowledge truth or reality. Sometimes, it has benefits, but it can also be our undoing and can have life-threatening consequences. Denial is particularly…
How Discovering Your Core Values Could Prevent Discontent
I want to talk about values for a moment. Values is a small word that does not get the recognition it deserves. Its reputation is pushed aside by many, as…
How to Change Goals
“A goal should scare you a little and excite you a lot.” – Joe Vitale Society has come a long way since British industrial psychologist Cecil Alec Mace first conducted…