Your brain’s number one job is to keep you alive. One of the ways it does that is by conserving energy. Conserving energy often looks...

Happy Mother’s Day. I hope you received all the love you deserve and more yesterday. One day a year to honor all the sacrifice,...

My birthday was last week. My husband wished me happy birthday bright and early, then gently asked if I felt like I was 54. My answer was...

You know that feeling you get in a good gossip session? It’s a little energizing. You feel connected to the person you’re talking to....

According to Brene Brown, in her newest book, The Atlas of the Heart, “Worry is described as a chain of negative thoughts about bad...

I’ve spent the last couple of blog posts talking about how to feel bad. I hope I’ve conveyed how important it is to feel and process our...

People often say to me, “You’re so calm.” And they’re mostly right. But they also wrongly conclude that it’s because my life is easy. I...

I’m menopausal. I don’t sleep well. I have chronic neck pain that sometimes leads to migraines. I have a big family. I have five adult...

What if I fail? Why is the thought of failure so scary? I don’t think it’s the actual outcome of failure that we are afraid of. I think...

When you think of your future, do you look forward to it from a feeling of peace and ease, or do you fear it and expect the worst? Many...

Today we celebrate love. Who doesn’t want more love in their life? It’s what you were created for. To love and be loved. To be seen,...

I used to believe divorce wasn’t an option with all my heart. And then it was. And it was devastating. I believed it fiercely during my...

It’s the last day of January. I thought I’d check-in and see how those New Year Resolutions are going? Research shows that only 9% of...

I teach my clients that there are only four things they ever have control over: Their thoughts, their feelings, their actions, and their...

Do you ever feel bored? Typically we hate it, and we avoid it. But what if boredom is an opportunity to create an extraordinary life....

Having a word for the year is a trend that seems to be catching on. But what’s the point? How does choosing a word serve us? Allow me to...

As we start the new year, I want to thank you for allowing me to share my 2021 thoughts with you. I want you to know that I don’t take...

I hope you’re looking forward to the new year. I am. New is exciting for our brain. Let me give you a tip on starting your new year off...

Wow. Only two weeks left in 2021. It seems like the years go by faster and faster. Time is becoming more and more precious. How do you...

Psychologist Abraham Maslow is best known for his 1943 Theory of Motivation which has easily withstood the test of time. This theory...