I used to be a top notch pro at hiding stress from myself. I could have gold medaled in coping. The thing is, I just never thought I was feeling all that bad. I lived most of my early life in low-level worry, stress and anxiety, and I thought that was simply how life felt.
**This article was originally published July, 2014**Not unlike most dogs, my dog Buddha is petrified of fireworks. Unfortunately for Buddha, our little corner of the world (maybe also not unlike your corner of the world) is positively cuckoo for fireworks. The past couple of weeks have been rough on her. (That’s her in the picture on
I don’t have enough space here to list all the wonderful things about the book, Whose Mind is it Anyway? by Lisa and Franco Esile. But I’ll list a few: This little book sneaks essential truths about human life into a FUN, quirky, creative package.You’re likely to experience an inner space and quiet–the voices in your
Recovery and change used to look very complicated to me. Binge eating, bulimia, depression, anxiety, body dysmorphia, low self-esteem, obsessive thoughts…they were all different in my mind. All very unique, each requiring their own brand of specialized attention.And recovery from any of them was a gamble; a better-get-lucky, roll of the dice. I thought you had
Oh geez, here I go again telling you that your mind makes stuff up.But I want to take it a step further, because I really want you to grasp the enormity of this.What if everything you’ve ever thought–simply by virtue of it being a thought that passes through your mind–is biased and slanted? What if
We all have one singular motivation for everything we do in life: we want to feel at home. There are a million ways you might express that one universal desire. You might say you want to feel like yourself, know your true self, be relaxed and on purpose in life……you might say you want to feel
(This article was originally published in September 2013. Three years later, it’s still true.)People have a lot of thinking about confidence. Life would be easier if they had more of it. The lack of it is the root of many of their problems.So I ask: What do you think confidence is, anyway?What do you think
One thing has been strikingly clear to me lately: We only have a problem when we think we do.buy tadacip online buy tadacip no prescription no prescription Our calling something—anything—a problem (or whatever words you use: this is wrong, this is hard, why is this happening? I don’t like this, it’s anxiety, it’s my habit) is
I went to a workshop last Sunday put on by Elizabeth Gilbert. In the workshop, we wrote a series of letters. One of them was from our fear. Fear spoke through us; we took dictation. “Dear Amy, I am your fear”…that kind of thing.Now, we all know that fear is a real drama queen. Most of
I used to think ‘balance’ was the most boring word in the dictionary. I wanted to be off-the-charts, not perched in the middle of some bell curve (which is what I naively thought balance meant). I was perfectly willing to accept myself as I was, as long as I was doing as well as I
School starts March 1st.
Let’s get you enrolled!
*By Pre-enrolling you also agree to receive my newsletter.
I respect your privacy and you can unsubscribe any time
School starts March 1st.
Let’s get you enrolled!
*By Pre-enrolling you also agree to receive my newsletter.
I respect your privacy and you can unsubscribe any time
*By signing up for this you also agree to receive my newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time.
School starts September 28th.
Let’s get you enrolled!
*By Pre-enrolling you also agree to receive my newsletter.
I respect your privacy and you can unsubscribe any time