Three Easy Mantras to Help You Stress Less

    Three Easy Mantras to Help You Stress Less When it comes to stressing less, everyone has an opinion about how you should handle it. From the time you were little, your mom probably handed down sage advice to, "make lemonade out of lemons." Many of those old saying or mantras may seem trite to [...]

By |2016-10-18T00:32:37-04:00March 2nd, 2015|Life Tools|0 Comments

3 Sneaky Psychological Ideas | Boost Your Winter Mood

There is nothing more exciting than the first snow fall of the season.  Especially in the North East where summer temps reach over 100 degrees with very high humidity, the first chill in the air is a welcome occurrence. In November and December we have the Holidays to look forward to. Families gather together, and [...]

By |2016-10-18T00:32:39-04:00February 23rd, 2015|Emotions, Life Tools|0 Comments

Porcupines Teach Us Balance in Relationships

Porcupines Teach Us Balance in Relationships Aren’t porcupines cute? What is it that we can learn from them? One of the things that porcupines can alert us to is that relationships are a complicated balancing act between closeness and distance. And it doesn't matter if we mean a love relationship, or a close friendship. Each must [...]

By |2017-10-16T17:34:52-04:00February 16th, 2015|Emotions, Life Tools, Personal Life, Relationships|4 Comments

The Change You Hope to Produce Personally

The Change You Hope to Produce Personally There are times in life when we want a different outcome. However, we keep plodding along doing the same thing over and over again – like the movie Groundhog Day - we wake up to the same routine.  Yet, while doing the same things, we wish and hope [...]

By |2016-10-18T00:32:45-04:00February 2nd, 2015|Emotions, Life Tools, Personal Life|0 Comments

How to Stop Procrastinating, Start Doing

How to Stop Procrastinating, Start Doing It is amazing how much I accomplish when I procrastinate. My underwear and sock drawers are in perfect order. I cooked and froze a week’s worth of meals. And I even did my 30 minutes on the elliptical machine. Why is it that I am being so productive? It's [...]

By |2016-10-18T00:32:47-04:00January 26th, 2015|Life Tools, Personal Life|1 Comment

5 Research-Backed Stages of Change (and How to Conquer Them)

As the New Year begins we have been talking about change and the change process and making  New Year resolutions. Since it is a time of renewal where we each hope to gain clarity in our lives, you might wish to better understand change, and the elements of change. Change often is about eliminating bad habits, or [...]

By |2016-10-18T00:32:49-04:00January 19th, 2015|Life Tools, Personal Life|0 Comments

How to Trick Your Brain Into Accomplishing Anything

How to Trick Your Brain Into Accomplishing Anything Change is hard. Psychologically, we are hardwired to resist change. We are comfortable in the familiar, even if we know that it is not good for us. Bad boss, unhealthy eating habits, emotionally draining relationship - it doesn't even matter if we know the "change" we need [...]

By |2024-03-05T23:39:45-05:00January 12th, 2015|Emotions, Life Tools, Personal Life|7 Comments

Do New Year Resolutions Even Work ???

Do New Year Resolutions Even Work New Year is best known for resolutions – get fit, lose weight, spend less, get organized – at least these are some of mine. We all hope that along with the end of the Holiday season, we can hit the reset button on our lives, too. The interesting part [...]

By |2016-10-18T00:32:53-04:00January 5th, 2015|Life Tools, Personal Life|10 Comments

Deal With Family Holiday Stress In Unique Ways

To Grandmother's House Deal With Family Holiday Stress In Unique Ways Family Holidays are wonderful. It fills us with warmth and love and reminds us of tradition. We look forward to being together with our loved ones and experiencing the joy of the season. Ok, having said all that, there can also be some family [...]

By |2016-10-18T00:32:59-04:00December 15th, 2014|Emotions, Family, Life Tools, Relationships|12 Comments

Furious and Fuming | Your Relationship with Anger

Furious and Fuming | Your Relationship with Anger Have you ever been really angry? The answer is probably yes - we all get angry. Anger is a normal human emotion that we all experience. The classic definition of anger is a strong feeling of being upset or annoyed because you see something as wrong. The [...]

By |2017-10-16T17:45:26-04:00November 17th, 2014|Emotions, Life Tools, Personal Life, Relationships|25 Comments
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