I went to a get together a friend of mine put on this week and heard a really sad comment by one of the ladies there regarding self-care.  We were talking about friendships.  She said that she’s so busy with all her responsibilities at work…

I’ve seen a concerning trend regarding happiness – with couples lately.  They come couples counseling because they aren’t “happy.”  They have fallen prey to our society’s lie that we should seek our happiness above all else in this life.  So when they feel less than…

Let’s look at 3 different ways to be happy in the  relationships in your life.  It’s something all of us want, but it’s not always the easiest thing to achieve.  Why is that?  I believe it’s due to assumptions we make. We’re so quick to…

There’s great power in words.  I share this principle with my clients all the time.  Take a minute and notice how your emotional response changes between these two sentences: I want to have 15 minutes of quiet I need to have 15 minutes of quiet.…

“Is it even possible to achieve balance?” bemoaned a client of mine a few months ago.  She was running herself ragged trying to juggle about 15 plates at once.  She’d hit a wall and wasn’t even sure where to go from here.  She was exhausted,…

Our world is stressful. Anyone disagree with that? So want to know how to relieve stress? It’s easy to find yourself tied up in knots over just about anything if you’re not careful. It takes a conscious decision to shield yourself from the chaos that…