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I don’t know about you, but when I was younger I was told, “I’m going to give you something to cry about” if my parent(s) didn’t want to deal with me crying.   For so many years, “feelings” and “emotions” have been dismissed and even looked down upon. Expressing our feelings has been regarded asContinue reading “This is the Reason Behind Everything”

  So many of us, myself included feel overwhelmed by our to-do lists. We run around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to check off all of the items, only to end up burnt out and ready to escape each evening. And if you are anything like me, you have all of theContinue reading “A Life by Design”

  What are you blaming in your life for feeling the way you do? What have you been telling yourself is creating your frustration, overwhelm and stress? The pandemic? Your kids? your job? Your weight? Your in laws?   This is one of the biggest lies we continue to believe. For years I thought theContinue reading “The Only Reason Why You Feel the Way You Do”

  Over the past couple of years I have discovered the number one secret to losing weight.   Ready for it?   It is: to embody the loving scientist, abandon your inner judge and cultivate an inner cheerleader.   We are wired to judge ourselves, others and our circumstances as a way to survive. ThisContinue reading “The Secret to Losing Weight”

     Our entire life we are conditioned to look forward to the next approaching event or milestone, and if you are like most of us, when you get there it’s not quite as magical as anticipated.  Inevitably, an emotion comes up that does not fit into the box that we have created that we “should”Continue reading “Stop living out the lie”

     For just a minute I would like you to pause and come up with your definition of a “good mom” or a “good dad.”  If you are like the majority of us, you will come up with a plethora of things that you think qualify someone or yourself to be a good parent. TheseContinue reading “You are NOT a good parent”

I’m so sorry for your loss.  Everything happens the way it’s meant to.  These, among others, are a couple of comments we have all heard along the way from well intended family and friends after we have experienced a loss.  Although we know it is well intended, these words don’t feel right coming in orContinue reading “Are you buying into beliefs that serve you?”

  I can’t tell you how many times over the past 5 to 7 years I have thought of getting, researched and asked opinions of people on their view of Botox.  There have been many times I have thought how nice it would be to look a little less aged and look like I didContinue reading “42 and Botox”

Just yesterday, I was struggling with some old patterns.  I had started to go down the thought trail of I should be more, have more, be a better mother and after about a day of doing this, I just wanted to escape.  To not feel inadequate, to just feel free again.  I have been inContinue reading “Fight for Your Future”

Wondering why you are not successful or perpetually giving up?  Look no further than “calendaring.”   I’m not sure how many of you have attempted to plan your time, so that you could accomplish more, or create more of what you want in your life.  The majority of people end up like myself in the past,Continue reading “A Hidden Gem”