Month: December 2023
How Was Your 2023?
As this year comes to an end, it is natural to look forward to the upcoming new year. The promise of a fresh start. But if we have had any hardships over the past year, our focus can easily go to the things that went wrong. We tend to chalk it all up as a “bad year.”…
Are You Hypervigilant?
When I was growing up, anytime someone shared a piece of good news, someone in my family would always say, “Knock wood.” It was a superstition that dominated many cultures, but the implication was that if something good happened, you shouldn’t celebrate, say it out loud, or tempt fate WITHOUT protecting yourself. In other words,…
Ep #86: Hypervigilance: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
One lifelong habit overthinkers like us tend to struggle with is being stuck in hypervigilance. Hypervigilance is expressed in a whole host of ways, like list-making. Or it could be an emotional habit, like internalizing how everyone else is acting, even strangers, or when you’ve achieved something, always waiting for the other shoe to drop.…
Are You Living Your Life On Purpose?
At the age of 35, I was a television executive, a wife, and a mother of two children under the age of five. I made a good living, had a nice home, and even had a fancy car. But with those privileges came a lot of responsibilities. I had tremendous stress in my job, a mortgage, car payments, lots of…
Are You Throwing In The Towel In December?
Well well well or Ho Ho Ho, it’s already December! And that means we are wrapping up the year and getting ready for the last leg of the holiday season. I know many people love this time of year. They look forward to the decorations, the lights, the food, the shopping, the parties, seeing family, and possibly…
Ep #85: 5 Ways to Make December Your Best Month
It’s December, which means everybody is busy getting ready for the Holidays, or they’re busy avoiding the festivities. You might think of December as the final push before you can take a deep breath in January. For others, it’s time for a vacation. But for some, the Holidays bring up difficult feelings of melancholy, loneliness,…