Life is hard! It brings us many challenges we didn't expect and weren't prepared to face. I've had days when I've struggled to stay hopeful. Many people vacillate between hope and fear. I write this post to remind myself and to remind you to choose hope.

There are two orientations towards life; a f...

Clients frequently ask for help in coping with stress. Most people can identify the source of their tension (e.g. parenting, relationships, the economy, money, job, health, COVID, etc.), but often CANNOT CAN use to help you handle anything bothering you.

Stress comes from focusing our energy on thi...

I struggle with managing stress. It's a fight to keep my stress under control. The good news is that I can win this fight, and so can you. I frequently help clients learn to manage stress at both work and home. Here's one of the tools I teach.

Step 1: Identify a Spark

I'm amazed at how after a fir...

I've learned over the years that the way out of anxiety and depression always starts with becoming aware that you're struggling with your attitude. Once you're aware you are stuck, then you can then make changes. You won't try to fix something you don't acknowledge is broken.

Below are some thought...

If you read How to Change Negative Core Beliefs (Part 1), you looked at 20 common limiting mindsets and 5 questions to help replace them. Below are real examples of ways people have replaced destructive core beliefs with empowering ones.

"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably t...

In How to Be Grateful When Life is Hard (Part 1), you learned how what you focus on the most impacts you. It's hard work to live with gratitude, but there is no other way to be emotionally healthy.

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out." ~ John Wooden

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What is anxiety? It's a confusing thing. Here's my best effort at explaining it in understandable language. Understanding something will help you overcome it.

What is Anxiety?

• Something that stifles your intuition & creativity
• Something that steals your ability to trust yourself
• Being consumed
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