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Have you ever noticed how quickly your brain shuts you down when you begin daydreaming about something you’d like to do, have or be? It’s like it’s just waiting on the sidelines to pipe up with [...]

Recently I felt a bit down. Initially I attributed my mood to the lingering cold weather, challenges I’d been having with my teenage daughter, and the ongoing absence of a romantic partner in my [...]

I believe that we can choose to feel emotions that serve us by deciding how we want to think about the circumstances we face. Yet, there are times when we just need to feel pain because that is [...]

Although we divorced the guy who was a major jerk or worse, we’re still stuck with him in the co-parenting relationship. And now, he’s even more nasty because you’ve become the “enemy”. And [...]

If you’re like me, you hear the term “unconditional love” and your brain kind of freezes. Yeah, it sounds good but how does it really work? Isn’t it something that only saints or gurus are [...]

Life has a way of presenting inner and outer challenges for us to face on a regular basis. And these challenges rarely show up in our lives at time that meets our personal preferences. We can [...]

One of the most challenging aspects of divorce is dealing with the guilt and remorse we feel as Moms. Seeing your kids sad and hurt is a painful experience because your instinct is to protect [...]

Often when I’m confronted by aspects of my life that I don’t “like” ( a recalcitrant teenager, friends who disappoint, frustrating work issues), I have to sit myself down, breathe, calm my [...]

What if you could cleanse your brain of all the negative thoughts that no longer serve you? All those thoughts your brain produces that predict negative outcomes, claim you’re not strong enough, [...]

As a life coach I teach that our thoughts create our feelings,  which in turn determine the actions we take or don’t take. Ultimately these actions determine what kind of life we have. [...]