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Are You A Worrier?

Are you a natural-born worrier? Do you find yourself lying awake at night playing back the events of the day?  Or perhaps you worry about the future? Or maybe you worry about everyone else: Your kids, parents, partners, and everything that comes across your news feed. Some of us are more prone to worrying than…

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Are You An “All or Nothing” Person?

Are you an “All or Nothing” person? Do you feel like there is a right and wrong way to do everything? It’s either perfect or not worth doing at all. You are either all in or all out.  Things are either good or bad.  You like it or hate it.  It SEEMS so much easier…

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Are You Ready To Have A Great Day?

I woke up to a monster of a To-Do list today. Well, technically, I woke up to soft slobbery kisses from my dog who was eager to have breakfast.  But AFTER that, it was my To-Do list that smacked me in the face. I felt a heaviness in my body, and I just wanted to…

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Do You Feel Judged?

Judgment can be such a loaded word.  It can be everything from an important decision made by the Supreme Court… To idle gossip about somebody you barely know.  Everyone has that friend or relative who is super judgmental.  You feel like nothing you ever do is right or you are always being picked apart.  Judgment…

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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…

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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. …

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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…

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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…