Holiday survival? You better believe it!! With the holidays round the corner, most of us find ourselves searching survival skills. About two to three weeks into the season we feel we are ready to collapse. Thanksgiving, Christmas – even if you celebrate nothing, you end up involved in the hype: ... Views: 1497
Did you know that you have the power to change your life by simply changing the way you think? Sounds profound, doesn't it? It really isn't. It's liberating!
Positive thinking has the ability to significantly alter the outcome of certain situations. Just think about it. When was the ... Views: 2046
Not a perfect ten? Don’t beat yourself up. Being perfect is an impossible goal. Humans can never be perfect but there's nothing wrong with self improvement. We all have things that we would like to change about ourselves. However, in the quest for perfection we can get blindsided by our ... Views: 1895
Where is the line between support and enabling?
Support means you’re doing something because someone can’t do for themselves -- caring for a two-year-old, or preparing meals for your elderly grandmother, for instance.
Enabling is giving assistance that makes it easier for someone to ... Views: 11344
Talk of sex addiction is everywhere . Celebrities are admitting it. Tiger Woods went to rehab for it. Was that great PR to get public sympathy or can sex really be an addiction?
‘Why care if you’re a sex addict?’ Clients have asked me this question many times. But ask any sex addict, and ... Views: 2289
Quote “ Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." - George Burns ?
Holiday stress, is difficult enough, but if you have dysfunctional family members,
the daily ‘holiday reminders’ can really be upsetting. We’re bombarded with images and songs that ... Views: 4301
There are very fuzzy boundaries between helping and enabling. If you’re enabling, you think that you’re helping, but what you’re doing is anything but helpful. Here's some information so that you don't confuse the two.
Helping
When you help someone you are doing something that they cannot ... Views: 15544
Breaking bad habits are not as hard as you may think.
Let's say you want to quit smoking, lose weight, or change any addictive behavior. You're doomed for failure unless you know the way you think, and what will or will not work for you.
Simply put - you have to know yourself to change ... Views: 1670
Most of us at one time or other have confided in a friend, or family member, and later realized that it was not such a smart thing to do. You may have disclosed personal information and they gave you uncalled-for advice. You may have been judged and hurt your feelings - but if you tell someone ... Views: 1590
Can't fall asleep? Toss and turn all night? Are you so anxious about not sleeping that you CAN'T sleep? Millions of us battle sleep deprivation.
Most of us occasionally lose sleep, but for others, it's a serious problem. So serious, that you can create physical and emotional problems and ... Views: 1790