Month: March 2022
Developing Good Habits
“I want to get in better shape.” “I want to start exercising daily.” “I want to stop late-night snacking.” “I want to start meditating.” I hear these statements EVERY day from my various clients. Someone wants to START doing something or someone wants to STOP doing another thing… but they just can’t seem to get started…
Ep #30: The Science Behind Creating New Habits
If you’ve been a listener here for a while, you’ll know that my foundational work is all around the habits that keep us healthy, happy, and less stressed. There has been a ton of literature and scientific analysis of how we form habits, so in this episode, I’m giving you the science behind creating new…
Lessons I Learn From My Dog
They say a dog is “Man’s Best Friend.” But when a WOMAN has a dog, I think the bond is even greater. My eldest daughter refers to my dog as “The Favorite Child.” She still insists that he was her ‘replacement’ when she went off to college 10 years ago and that he is totally spoiled. …
Ep #29: Lessons I Learned from My Dog
I came up with today’s topic because two of my daughters have just started remote working, and as I was telling them to take advantage of this flexibility, take breaks for movement etc., they reminded me that this won’t be an issue because they both have dogs who need taking outside. I remember someone saying…
Are You Feeling Overwhelmed?
Are you feeling overwhelmed lately? There is definitely something in the air because I keep hearing it from friends, family, clients… and I have been feeling it too. This week threw a lot of people off their game with the time change. “Spring Forward” aka Daylight Savings had 300 million people feel like they had jet lag…
Ep #28: 5 Steps to Overcoming Overwhelm
Overwhelm is an all too familiar feeling for us overthinkers. This week, I’m talking about it specifically in terms of when overwhelm comes from a streak of bad news, or when it feels like everything is going sideways all at once. Sometimes it’s a series of little things that build up, and it just seems…
The Pressure of Being Happy
Are You Happy? It’s funny how such a simple question can be so triggering. MY brain immediately starts over-analyzing this one. Am I happy right at this moment? Today? Or in general? Do I see the glass as ‘half-full or half-empty?’ And if I see the glass half-full, how often do I see it that way? Half…
Ep #27: Why Are We Obsessed with Being Happy?
As a society, we are obsessed with the idea of being happy. There is a lot of toxic happiness around, and if we’re not happy, we feel a pressure to change that. And even for me, a lot of my writing and podcasting focuses on how to feel better – not just feel better, but…
The Art of Reframing Your Thoughts
For much of my life, I had trouble falling asleep. I would lay awake at night because I could not seem to shut off my brain. My ruminating thoughts would play on a loop, and once they got a hold of me, sleep became elusive. However, these negative thoughts didn’t just show up at night, they were…
Ep #26: Learning to Reframe Your Negative Thoughts
What are the thoughts that keep you up at night? As overthinkers, getting wrapped up in our thoughts happens all too easily, especially when it comes to what can go wrong. And sure, anticipating different scenarios can make us feel more prepared on some level, but it’s also a time suck and a brain-drainer. While…