Jul 17, 2014 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
Starving or stuffing? Why neither will make you happy. I recently wrote an article about loving and accepting yourself regardless of your body weight. A number of people commented on my Facebook page and in private messages that they were concerned I was advocating...
Jul 10, 2014 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
Pure Joy and Elation When I was getting my psychology degree I learned about Abraham Mazlow’s concept of peak experiences. Mazlow described peak experiences as transcendent moments of pure joy and elation. It was one of my favorite psychological concepts though...
Jul 3, 2014 | Stress Relief
Here are some common things that I hear from my clients, “I’m so worried about her going to high school. I mean what if she doesn’t make friends.” “I’m so worried about his new friend because he may turn out to be bad news.” Or “I’m so sad that I’m going to lose my...
Jun 26, 2014 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
Step out of overwhelm by walking away from stress even if just for a while. I’ve yet to meet a woman either personally or professionally who isn’t hard on herself about getting things done. “I still need to get to the grocery store,” or...
Jun 19, 2014 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
She is 17 and she walks into my office with a depressed look on her face. She says, “this is going to be a bad summer for me.” I ask her why and she says, “because I’m going to have to lose weight before I go to the beach with my...
Jun 11, 2014 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
Finding Happiness Within Recently I posted a meme on Facebook that said, “On particularly rough days when I’m sure I can’t possibly endure, I like to remind myself that my track record for getting through bad days so far is 100% and that’s...
