• Is It Too Late to Beat December Burn Out?

    Is It Too Late to Beat December Burn Out?

    Is It Too Late to Beat December Burn Out? We’re a week away from Christmas and two weeks away from New Years. Is it too late to beat December burn out? If you’ve got juices left, hang on. It’s not too late to make some changes. I’ll give you some tips on how to get

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  • Taking the Stigma Out of the Estranged Family

    Taking the Stigma Out of the Estranged Family

    It’s Time We Talked About the Estranged Family It’s time we talked about the estranged family. Over 43% of people have been estranged from a family member at some point in their lives. In the pre-covid days, 25% of Americans were estranged from their family. It’s probably even higher now due to the stresses brought

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  • How To Make Your Home a Sanctuary

    How To Make Your Home a Sanctuary

    Make Your Home a Sanctuary Winter is almost upon us. We’re all spending more time indoors. If that’s not a safe and comfy place, it can be a long winter! So, why not make your home a sanctuary? My home has always been my sanctuary. In this article, I will share my tips on how

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  • How to Get Along With Me

    How to Get Along With Me

    How to Get Along With Me I ran across this hilarious (and also down-to-earth and common sense) article by Carol Roth called “How to Get Along With Me.” It covers some business dos and don’ts that can help people work better together. There are a lot of contexts where it helps to have hints on how

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  • How to Relax When You Don’t Know How

    How to Relax When You Don’t Know How

    How to Relax When You Don’t Know How Don’t know how to relax? You’re not alone. Most of us grew up hearing things like “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop” and “Work now, play later” and “If you want to succeed, you have to work hard.” That can create a mindset of never letting your

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  • How to Be a Safe Person For Others To Be Around

    How to Be a Safe Person For Others To Be Around

    How To Be a Safe Person The number one emotional need for all human beings is safety. Some of us think of it constantly and do things to create it. Others of us only think about it when safety is threatened. So if you want to have great relationships, it’s great to know how to

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  • Why You Need to Stop Watching the News NOW!

    Why You Need to Stop Watching the News NOW!

    Why You Need to Stop Watching the News NOW! studies have shown that people in high income countries live in the safest time in recorded history. And yet, we are more stressed out than ever. We have more stress related conditions than ever.  Why? What’s going on? It’s due in large part to the easy

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  • Want to Heal Trauma? Cultivate Consistency

    Want to Heal Trauma? Cultivate Consistency

    Take Charge of Your Healing We can’t change the things that have happened to us, but we can grow beyond them and heal. The top hack to heal trauma is to cultivate consistency. When something traumatic happens, it’s like the rug is pulled out from under us. We respond by getting stuck in the fear

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  • Why Money Won’t Bring You Happiness

    Why Money Won’t Bring You Happiness

    Why Money Won’t Bring You Happiness My recent return to social media has brought me face to face with news from an outside world that I had forgotten. I endure a daily onslaught of people talking about what is apparently the most important topics on the American mind – making money, sex, beauty, and politics.

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  • Ready For a Life Make Over?

    Ready For a Life Make Over?

    Ready For a Life Make Over? You know those make over shows where women get a new hair cut and updated clothes because someone thinks they need a polish? Or those home renovation shows where a dated house gets paint, modern fixtures, and upgrades? Why don’t we do that for our lives? Are you ready

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