As 2015 comes to a close (I’m writing this on New year’s eve), I am spending some time thinking about the year, and how I want to move forward into 2016. I am not much of a resolution maker, since I know both from piles of research, as well as many failed personal resolutions for…
Category: Happiness
Holiday Joy!
There are all these articles out there about managing holiday stress (I’m pretty sure I’ve even written some of them!) and I started thinking about what a problem this is. Now, yes, for sure the holidays can feel stressful, filled with too much eating and spending, too many obligations and opportunities to be with family members who might…
The myths of confidence (and a link to my friend David’s program to build your social confidence)
Over the weekend, I took a beginner’s dance workshop. Now for many people, dancing is something they have done naturally since they were kids, and feel totally free and awesome doing. Growing up down South, there is a heavy social expectation that both men and women will have basic proficiency with dancing. I even have…
When Self-Love is Disguised as Self-Shaming
On Valentine’s Day this year I noticed a shift in the messages in the media. Instead of messages pressuring us to buy the perfect gift, organize the perfect date and buy our significant other flowers and chocolate, the blogs and media outlets I follow were full of messages about self-love. But the brand of self-love…
Tips to sleep better during the holidays
Sleep. One of our most basic activities today but one that often gets neglected at times of high activity like the holiday season. Getting an adequate amount of sleep can help insure you have the energy you need (and want!) to maintain a busy social calendar or simple cope with family and travel stress that…
The secret to being happy, healthy and successful (hint: it’s not a quick fix)
Admit it. Articles with this type of headline make you want to click. What’s the big secret? We’re always looking for a quick way to be happier, healthier, skinnier, richer, smarter… and the list goes on and on. Well I am sorry to mislead you here, but the truth is that there is no quick…
The Power of EMDR
As a practitioner of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for over 10 years, I can honestly say what excites me most about this treatment is how successful it is at bringing fast release from a patient’s distress-causing symptoms. From the work I’ve done in my practice, the power of EMDR has been tangible as…
The Most Important Question You Can Ask Yourself Today
Reposted from the Huffington Post Healthy Living Blog posted on 11/13/2013 by Mark Manson Everybody wants what feels good. Everyone wants to live a care-free, happy and easy life, to fall in love and have amazing sex and relationships, to look perfect and make money and be popular and well-respected and admired and a total…
10 Natural Ways To Help You Beat Depression
Re-posted from the great blog, MindBodyGreen.com, comes an article from a woman who has beat a long-term struggle with depression. The author of 10 Natural Ways To Help You Beat Depression offers many excellent suggestions, check them out! If you suffer from depression, it’s likely you feel utterly, desperately — sometimes unbearably — alone. It…
10 Things Better Than Money
Reposted from Inc.com, Wed, Jan 23, 2013 4:08 PM EST. Post written by Geoffrey James | Inc A recent Gallup poll, quoted in The Atlantic, found that “well-being rises with income at all levels of income, across countries.” In other words, as the article’s title states, the poll proves that “Yes, Money Does Buy Happiness.”…