Learning Self-Love: 5 Tricks for Treating Yourself More Kindly
Learning Self-Love: 5 Tricks for Treating Yourself More Kindly Why is it so tricky to be kind to ourselves? I see it all the time, especially with women—we hold ourselves to impossible standards while...
View ArticleHow to Make Lasting Change: 5 Lessons from the Transtheoretical Model of...
How to Make Lasting Change: 5 Lessons from the Transtheoretical Model of Change that Will Change Your Life! Change is simply a fact of life. Just look at your body–do you still look, feel, or act like...
View ArticleHoliday Stress: Relationship Survival Guide!
Holiday Stress Relationship Survival Guide! Let’s face it; as much as we love the holidays, they can be stressful, especially on our relationships. In fact, holiday relationship stress is the most...
View Article10 Benefits of Practicing Gratitude
10 Benefits of Practicing Gratitude It’s easy to say we’re grateful—we’re grateful for our family, for our children, for our friends, for our spouse. We’re grateful for our home, our country, our life!...
View Article10 Ways To Practice Gratitude Today!
10 Ways to Practice Gratitude Today! When asked what 3 things he would like people to know about gratitude, top researcher, Robert Emmons, said: “First, the practice of gratitude can increase...
View ArticleHow to NOT be Un-Grateful: 10 Things for which I Am Not Ungrateful
How to NOT be Un-Grateful: 10 Things for which I Am Not Ungrateful I’ve written a lot about gratitude this week. But there’s a lot to be said; there are reasons why we should focus on gratitude, there...
View ArticleThe 3 Layers of Self-Care: Build a Healthier, Happier YOU!
The 3 Layers of Self-Care: Build a Healthier, Happier YOU! I know some amazing women—beautiful, gifted, talented women. I know women who quilt, bake bread, teach, volunteer. I know women who are...
View Article“The 5 Gifts of Meaning”
Create a More Meaningful Christmas with “The 5 Gifts of Meaning” As I was writing this post yesterday I got news that a friend of mine had suddenly died. A young, loving, wife, talented hairdresser,...
View ArticleAchieving Balance: Why You’ve Got it Wrong & How to Get it Right
Achieving Balance: Why You’ve got it Wrong, & How to get it Right “I need more balance in my life!” We hear it all the time. That’s because we feel it all the time—that “unbalanced” sensation...
View ArticleSlow Down & See: How to Appreciate the Richness of Life
“Slow down and See”: How to Appreciate the Richness of Life I’ve had mixed emotions this past week, as I’m sure many of you have. From holiday celebration to national tragedy, my heart and mind have...
View ArticleBeyond Resolutions: Discovering Your New Year’s Vision
Beyond Resolutions: Discovering Your New Year’s Vision My New Year’s Vision “A few years back, tired of ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ and needing an entirely new approach, I developed the idea of a...
View ArticleCreate the Life You Desire! Part 1: What’s Keeping You Stuck & How to Get...
As I remind myself all the time, there are no problems in life: only situations. It is our perception that turns a situation into a problem. That being said, we all have many “situations” in our lives...
View ArticleLet’s Get Real: 10 Confessions from “The Psychologist, The Mom, & Me”
Let’s Get Real: 10 Confessions from “The Psychologist, The Mom, & Me” It’s time to get real: I’ve been in a bit of a “funk” the past few days. It happens more often than I’d like—I’m sailing...
View ArticleCreate the Life You Desire!: Part 2, The 3 Steps of Creating
The 3 Steps of Creating “When you are in the orientation of the creative, life is often interesting, exciting, and special. This is not because creators try to be interested in whatever they are doing,...
View Article50 Ways to Love Your Loved Ones
From “Love” to Loving: 50 Ways to Love your Loved Ones “I love you”–it’s perhaps the most important concept of all time, and yet it’s one of the most taken for granted. We feel love, we say we love,...
View Article“The 5 Love Languages”: Improve Relationships & Feel the Love
“She doesn’t understand my needs at all!” “If he really loved me, he would show it!” “We’re living like roommates now–the spark is completely gone.” As a Clinical Psychologist, I hear these complaints...
View Article5 Reasons “Self-Esteem” is a Myth
5 Reasons “Self-Esteem” is a Myth For years, I have noticed that almost everyone who walks through my private practice door is really dealing with the same core issue: poor “self-esteem”. Whether...
View Article“If Self-Esteem is a Myth, then What is the Truth?”: Understanding Self-Worth
“If Self-Esteem is a Myth, then what is the Truth?”: Understanding Self-Worth I appreciate the feedback I’ve received on my article, “5 Reasons Self-Esteem is a Myth”. Some of you were excited about...
View ArticleSelf-Esteem vs. Self-Worth: Q & A with Dr. Christina Hibbert [plus video]
First, I want to thank all who have joined the discussion on self-esteem and self-worth. You’ve had a lot to say, and I still do too! I’ve received several questions over the past couple of weeks, so,...
View ArticleThought Management, Part 2: How to Change Your Thinking (& Your Life!) Using...
In Thought Management, Part 1, we learned about the connection between thoughts, feelings, the body, and behavior. We learned about the thousands of automatic thoughts that run through our minds each...
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