Mental Fitness 101

4 Ways to Feed Joy Hunger

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

Feelings Aren't Facts: 3 Steps to Turn Bad Feelings into a Better Reality

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...

Wherever You Go, There You Are: A Key to Recognizing Self-Sabotage

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

Of course I’m angry! How to avoid the slip-n-slide of emotional “inevitability"

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....

Go from “Losing It” to Positively Charged

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...

4 Steps to Rebound Well After a Mistake

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...

"What’s the Point of it All?" 3 Mental Fitness Steps for When Your Brain Goes There

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 Time to Up Your Mental Game: There are Mountains to Climb

“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...

Fill Your Cup So You Don't SPILL Your Cup

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...

Is a Lizard Keeping You Up at Night?

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...

Hey Now, Watch Your Tone...

Does this sound familiar? I started to go here mentally after a bike ride with my husband and our dragged-along daughter one evening......