Most of us go through times when we have trouble getting our thoughts and actions to align with our intentions. When that happens, it can hinder our happiness. It gets in the way of our happiness because we focus on what’s wrong, what’s missing, or get stuck in the...
What are your really big, beautiful dreams? Do you dream of building an entrepreneurial empire? Writing a book? Giving presentations on stage in front of millions? Singing? Painting? Maybe you want to move to another city or country, and start a new life? Perhaps...
Gratitude is the new kale. Not really, but it is touted as being very beneficial for a happy life and for good reason. One of the ways that societal and economical pistons keep pumping is thru the constant streaming messages that devalue us, and convince us that we...
There’s a lot of pressure to live up to society’s standards of success. Get an important job. Make lots of money. Get married. Have kids. Buy stuff. Stay thin -or- Lose weight. These things are *supposed* to make you happy. And yet most of us aren’t.Many of us...
We sometimes think of ‘No’ as a bad thing. A big, fat, red stop sign in the middle of our street. In fact, Intuitive and Normal Eating ideologies teach us that we should stop saying no to ourselves. That we should indulge our wants and desires, because...
The holiday barbecue—so tantalizing, so fun, and SO rigged with pitfalls and landmines for those trying to stick to a plan. Gigantic bowls of chips with equally large containers of dip. A slew of creamy slaws and salads. Plates, bags, and bins of cookies, brownies,...
