Oct 10, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Stress Relief
One of my clients was telling me how some of his loved ones were trying to make him feel better by telling him how much worse others had it. He said, “I know they were trying to make me feel better, but that’s a pretty low bar. I might as well go around saying, ‘At...
Apr 4, 2019 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Stress Relief |
Last year, I had the well-intentioned but ultimately doomed plan of putting yoga classes on my calendar after everything else went on my calendar. Needless to say, it didn’t work out that well. As my last priority, at least on the calendar, I ended up missing classes...
Jan 31, 2019 | Stress Relief
As a frequent flyer, I get to observe the behaviors of other flyers on a consistent basis. It’s a fascinating experience and can either restore one’s faith in humanity or have you consider living in the woods with your favorite pet. Here’s the interesting aspect of...
Jul 5, 2018 | Stress Relief |
When I was a kid, summers were truly the best part of the year. It was mostly unstructured time to hang out with friends at a pool, be lazy and bored, and annoy my parents. I was great at it. My parents’ lives seemed to slow down a bit with a short vacation or my dad...
Jun 7, 2018 | Stress Relief |
It was the Friday before my youngest child’s senior prom. He and his girlfriend were so excited about the weekend. The weather forecast was excellent after a pretty awful Chicago winter. My oldest son had just successfully defended his master’s dissertation and we...
Dec 8, 2017 | Stress Relief
A few weeks ago, my husband called to tell me that he had the stomach flu. I was out of town and I think I kindly said, “As soon as you feel better, can you disinfect the house?” He actually did do that! I got home after the sickness-tsunami with my son saying to me,...
