stress management

Your Homework This Week: 4 Hugs a Day!

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I love my sister-in-law Ronna. The first time I met her, she gave me the most incredible hug. It wasn’t obligatory, wimpy or semi-commital. It was a full-on bear hug, complete with belly contact and a stout, strong, enveloping embrace. She…
stress management

Nature: the Ultimate Anti-Depressant (+ 9 Ideas to Get You Outside)

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Last week I spoke at a women’s life balance event and afterwards I visited with an attendee who asked, “I know self-care is important, but I have no idea what I need and I’m not even sure where to start!” Can you relate?
stress management

Living in the future = recipe for stress

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Years ago I was in a workshop with Richard Carlson, a gifted psychologist, father and the author of Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (It’s All Small Stuff) and many other best-selling titles. Richard talked…
stress management

Your homework this week: 4 hugs a day!

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I love my sister-in-law Ronna. The first time I met her, she gave me the most incredible hug. It wasn’t obligatory, wimpy or semi-commital. It was a full-on bear hug, complete with belly contact and a stout, strong, enveloping embrace. She…
resiliency

Nature: the ultimate anti-depressant (10+ ideas to get you outside)

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Last week I spoke at a women’s life balance event and afterwards I visited with an attendee who asked, “I know self-care is important, but I have no idea what I need and I’m not even sure where to start!” Can you relate?
stress management

Living in the future = recipe for stress

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Years ago I remember being in a workshop with Richard Carlson, a gifted teacher, father and the author of Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (It’s All Small Stuff) and many other best-selling titles. Richard…
self-care

5 life-changing ways to start your day

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I'm in the middle of my busiest speaking time. I just finished two engagements and am headed out this week for three more. While I love to travel, break routine and "do it different," going for extended periods where I'm eating new foods, sleeping…
mindfulness

5 questions to ask before choosing a therapist

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In the past month I probably received at least ten requests from friends and clients asking for referrals for great therapists. Whenever these calls come in, I try and get my friends to slow down, step back and approach this process with…
mindfulness

Are you having conversations that matter?

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In 2002 after my son Jonah was born, I sent an email out to a handful of friends from my prenatal yoga class and invited them to meet me at our local park on the following Wednesday. We sat on blankets under big oak trees nursing our newborns.…
stress management

Nature: the ultimate anti-depressant (+10 ideas to get you outside)

One of our family's favorite spots is the Davis Mountains in West Texas, home to the second darkest night skies in the U.S. We love to go there for the magical starry nights where the Milky Way can easily be seen without a telescope and for…
stress management

Are you getting your 8 hugs a day?

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A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away. ~Bil Keane, "Family Circus" I love my sister-in-law Ronna. The first time I met her, she gave me the most incredible hug. It wasn’t obligatory, wimpy or semi-commital. It was a full-on…
resiliency

A note to my friends in transition

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Before I went out on my own to launch Career Strategists in 1999, I remember counting the days at my last job as a marketing communications director and feeling frustrated, stuck and anxious. I was ready for a big career change, I just wasn't…
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