Oct 14, 2015 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
The other day, a friend of mine posted a pretty cruel and divisive political post on Facebook. He isn’t the only one, of course. Sometimes I just unfriend or hide really nasty people or comments, but this man is a close friend. I care about him and his family. I often...
Sep 30, 2015 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
While teaching a wonderful group of women assertiveness skills, I showed them a Ted Talk by Kelly McGonigal entitled, “How to Make Stress Your Friend”. McGonigal is a health coach and discusses how seeing stress as part of life and embracing it versus fearing it is...
Sep 9, 2015 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
A topic that comes up again and again for me, my clients, and my friends is the feeling of being uncomfortable when we try new things, change something in our lives, or do something scary. It’s uncomfortable to suddenly be assertive and ask for what we want. It’s...
Aug 19, 2015 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
Here’s what I hear from women, “No, he wasn’t very nice to me, but I’m okay. I’m tough.” “So no one listens to me at my house? I can handle it. It’s no big deal.” “There’s no doubt he has dragged the...
Aug 12, 2015 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
Here’s what my clients tell me, “I need to be completely selfless, that’s just who I am. Otherwise I’m being selfish and I’m not happy that way.” They tell me this as if women have only two choices in life, to give up everything for...
Jul 29, 2015 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
Last week, one of my clients was going through a very difficult time. She was ready to just succumb to the unhappiness she was feeling. Understandably, she felt angry, out of control, and pissed off at me and the world. Yet she sent me an email that had this line,...
