You Matter in 2024 and Beyond Photo Credit: Anurag Potai When a butterfly flaps its wings, it can bring about dramatic changes in weather...

In my Quieting the Inner Critic Mental Fitness Webinar, we explore the concept that we have old, wired-in parts in our brains that go to...

Some years back during a holiday visit, my sister-in-law leaned out from behind my refrigerator door holding a slice of...

#positiveintelligence I read an article recently about a concept that I want to share with you: Joy Snacking Surprisingly, joy snacking...

You may have heard it said that “feelings aren’t facts.” Feelings are our reactions to the reality - to the facts - of what’s happening...

#positiveintelligence Photo Credit: Dreamstime Years back, whenever I was unhappy or overwhelmed, I would fantasize about getting into my...

It’s a New Year. How are you feeling about it? I’m feeling a mix of things: excited, restless, tentatively optimistic, with cravings for...

Are you predictable when it comes to how you react to certain situations? Your co-worker said they’d handle something and they didn’t....

Do you “lose it” more than you’d like, at home and/or work? This stress-response pattern isn't inevitable. I’ve been working for several...

In the last week, I took a moment to look myself squarely in the eyes while standing in front of the mirror. And smile. A nice,...

How do you typically react when you make a mistake? What we do after a mistake can take us down a rabbit hole of negativity. Or not. Let...

When I was 9, the Iran hostage crisis happened. I recall watching the news about the 52 US citizens who had been separated from their...

“It’s just not the same,” a friend said to me the other day about an activity her kids were doing online instead of in-person. Not the...

Do you recall learning about Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of human needs? For humans to have the bandwidth to attend to our top-line...

A: We DON’T KNOW what we do in “times like these!” With the advent of the novel Coronavirus and a period of elective self-isolation or...

Besides being fun to say, there’s a concept called “Wabi Sabi” (wah-bee saw-bee) that I want you to know about that may bring some peace...

Something woke me up in the middle of the night.  (I won’t publicly blame my husband for this, of course). I was AWAKE. For more than...

I’m meditating! After years of dressing like someone who meditates, and meditating for 10 minutes only 10 times after purchasing a...

Is it time for you to clean the slate in a messy relationship? A few years ago, I was in a stalemate with someone very close to me. We...

Gratitude and appreciation are two of the most powerful tools we have at our disposal when we’re feeling down, bitter, lacking...