Conscious Gratitude Is Smart Gratitude—Know Exactly What You’re Grateful for...
Gratitude changes your brain chemistry. Proven. Happy brain chemicals mean that you’ve got more clarity and courage. Proven. There are zero downsides to making gratitude part of your wellness practice....
View Article23 Questions to Celebrate Your Year & Set New Year Goals for 2019
As you set your new year goals for 2019, it’s a good idea to take stock of the progress you’ve made toward your goals this year. For many people, this review is unpleasant and can even lead to a...
View ArticleExperiencing Positive Through the Negative
Like peanut butter and dark chocolate, Jersey and traffic are as common a pairing. Hardly as delicious as the former, the latter sometimes lends itself to getting one’s creative gears going. With the...
View ArticleLetting Go. It’s Liberating…And It’s Agony.
That ceiling never was high enough to contain all of me, so I tore it down to sleep beneath the stars. Tonight, I will be free. Breathe in. Clarity. Breathe out. Release. Clear away resistance....
View ArticleLet’s Leave the Crap in 2018!
How do you feel about New Year’s resolutions? Does the thought of setting them depress you or make you anxious? Or maybe you start out all gung-ho right after the ball drops, but come February 1st...
View ArticleAgree to Disagree
“Agree to disagree.” This is often what we attempt to do when someone else has an entirely different opinion. But it’s not easy, especially when we feel incredibly passionate about something. So what...
View ArticleDo You Feel “To-Do” Lists are Helpful or Not?
How do you respond to “to-do” lists? When it comes to productivity advice, certainly one of the most common and most-discussed suggestions is, “Make a to-list, and check off the items as you go.” Is...
View ArticleHow to Rise to Your Highest Potential and Find the MORE You’re Looking For
I’m not much for gardening, I’d rather ride my bike to the local farmers market and get my nails done than get dirt under them. But I still plant seeds… every single day. This powerhouse boss babe...
View Article5 Inspirational Mental Health Writers with a Story to Tell
Mental illness is something we don’t often discuss. Even though our understanding of it has come far in the past few decades, we could still do more and help more. People who have to deal with issues...
View ArticleFinding the Light to Guide Your Way Through
Have you been feeling buffeted by life? You may think it’s just you, but in fact, you are not alone. These past months such intense events and emotions have been in flux for many. It’s no wonder that...
View ArticleStanding on Top of a Parking Garage and Contemplating Jumping Off
It wasn’t the first time. As I stared down onto the lonely sidewalk as the sun beat down on the back of my neck, I began hyperventilating. I quickly stepped back and stumbled to my car. I jumped in,...
View ArticleWhy Your New Year’s Resolutions May Not Work and Why That May Be Ok
New Year’s resolutions can do more harm than good, if what you want to change is a crutch you need to cope with life. Take away the crutch and we may fall. It makes more sense to try and understand,...
View ArticleSmall Habits That Help Achieve Bigger Results
I get scared every time I do a podcast. I’m shy and I’m afraid I’ll seem stupid and that the guest won’t like me. I’m afraid they will not like me. I’m afraid they will yell at me. I’m afraid they will...
View ArticleAre You a Mind Reader?
“I found that my unquestioned assumptions were the cause of all war and all peace in my world.” ~ Byron Katie Mind-reading is a cognitive distortion many people are not aware of. Here’s how it looks...
View ArticleYour Pleasure Is Your Power… Here’s How to Get There, a Few Hours at a Time.
Do less of what you don’t like to do, and more of what you love. That’s it. A zillion self-help books (mine included) can be summed up in that simple direction. Less heavy, more Light. Less drama, more...
View ArticleStop Putting out Other People’s Fires. Light Your Own Instead.
Ever been caught up in other people’s drama? Where you fix or put out fires that aren’t even yours? Is someone paying you to get tangled up in it? If so, it’s a big red flag that something’s off in...
View ArticleDoubt Stimulates Action
Some mornings you can awaken with tremendous doubt, a sense that yesterday’s conclusions aren’t real, or the road you’re on goes nowhere. There are many different forms of this doubt, and like your...
View ArticleThe Truth About Beauty: Don’t Listen to the Lie
For a long time I believed I would play a part in the dissolution of the beauty and modeling world. I hated how we paid homage to Barbie as young girls, and then got swept away by magazine and...
View ArticleHow to Create Your Path to Happiness in The Akashic Records
You’ve heard the saying, “happiness is an inside job” — so why does it feel so challenging to sustain it? If you’ve started the year feeling disconnected, discontented, or disillusioned, you’re not...
View ArticleIs Your Routine Holding You Back?
I have always been a bit of a creature of habit and routine. I usually order the same thing at my go-to restaurant. When I am actually in LA, I attend the same classes at Equinox. I get up every...
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