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3 Ways to Deal with Being “Bad”

When we were kids, our parents told us that feeling angry, irritated, annoyed, afraid, and other negative emotions was "bad." So what do...

6 Things You MUST Do to Resolve Conflict

Useful information when your boss is being a jerk, your Aunt Rosie is being nosy, and your mother-in-law is driving you to drink.

5 Ways for Moms to Deal with Lockdown Stress (without using a hand grenade)

"New Normal" isn't necessarily normal. This quick video will give you a few tips for dealing with the stress of trying to manage it all....

5 Ways to Handle a Difficult Boss

Your boss is the kind of person who is never pleased. You put the graph on the wrong page of the report, you didn't tell the new hire ab...

6 Things You Never Thought of Doing to Handle Stress

There are two strategies for managing stress: "Top Down," which means changing our thought process; and "Bottom Up," which means trainin...

"Where's My Team?" - freaked out by working at home - alone

Now the only brainstorming you can do is with the cat - who keeps walking on your keyboard.

How to Deal When Bad Sh** Happens

Not too long ago, I had an accident. It was stupid, really. My husband had just got called back to work after the coronavirus lockdown. ...

Dealing with Daily Distress Part 2

Last week I wrote about how to stay in the moment. Being mindful is the first key strategy in dealing with the pressures of everyday life...

What Causes Distress in Daily Life? Part I

There are usually two things that cause distress in our day-to-day experiences. One is unrealistic expectations of reality - how we expe...

How Do I Stop Self Sabotage?

From a logical standpoint, we say, "Of course I'd never do that!" In the real world, though, we do it all the time. Why is that?

Embrace the Distaste

We all experience moments and situations that are distasteful. Boring meetings or people, going to the dentist, experiencing chronic pai...

How to Meditate

Meditation is like mindfulness on steroids. We’re taking our brains out of drive and putting them into neutral. The benefits of meditat...

Parents: Tips for Controlling Your Emotions

Here's a little piece I wrote for Learning Success System. Enjoy! https://www.learningsuccesssystem.com/tips/parents-controlling-their-e...

A Little Something to Help Your Meditation & Mindfulness Practice - Literally.

We all have trouble focusing when we meditate from time to time. And sometimes there are just days when it's tough to stay in the presen...

Benefits and How-To of Meditation

I recently contributed to a great article on meditation. Here's a link so you can read it! https://iamandco.com/blog/meditation-teachers

Being Committed to Making a Life Change

Watch the video by clicking the link below: https://youtu.be/tLU91hSbE5I

What is Neuroplasticity? 4 Ways to Use It to Manage Stress

I wrote an article for Consumer Health Digest on this topic. Here's the link: https://www.consumerhealthdigest.com/brain-health/neuropla...

How Other Cultures Deal with Stress

I recently wrote an article for UpJourney on this subject; here's the link: https://upjourney.com/ways-other-cultures-deal-with-stress

Anxiety and CBD Oil

Products and little tips and tricks that we use to alleviate stress and anxiety are like putting a band-aid on a gunshot wound. There ar...

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