My summer reading including a book by one of my favorite authors, shame researcher Brene Brown titled “Daring Greatly.” It was one of those books that was so inspiring and helpful, I wanted to recommend it to everyone I know. What follows is a summary of the main concepts of this powerful book. Shame. Every… Continue reading Shame Resilience: Why We Need It and How to Develop It
Learning to Love Yourself
Valentine’s Day (or “single-awareness day” as my clever sister used to joke) is a time when the concept of love is on everybody’s mind, single or coupled. This over-focus on romantic love can lead us to overlook the most important form of love: self-love. Perhaps you have heard that we can only love others as… Continue reading Learning to Love Yourself
How To Make and Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Many of us make resolutions this time of year. Some estimates say more than 40%, in fact. But our chances of keeping them is discouraging: University of Scranton research suggests that only 8% actually reach the goals they set for themselves. This tells us at least two important things: 1. Many of us want to… Continue reading How To Make and Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Finding Meaning In the Holidays
This blog post is written for people who celebrate Hanukkah or Christmas, or for those who want to learn more about these holidays. Please know that I sincerely respect people of all faiths as well as non-believers, and that I honor each person’s choice to celebrate or to not celebrate the season. What do the… Continue reading Finding Meaning In the Holidays
Practicing Gratitude
By Dr. Jill Langer What if there were something quick and simple you could do that would grant you the following benefits: Increase positive emotions including happiness, joy, and optimism Make you feel more alert, alive, and awake Allow you to feel less lonely or isolated Improve your immune system functioning Lower your blood pressure… Continue reading Practicing Gratitude
Sustaining Motivation: How to Persist When You Feel Like Giving Up
Something many of my clients struggle with is sustaining the motivation they need to make the changes they want to make in their lives. It happens to all of us more often than we’d like. We embark on a new self-improvement program with all the best intentions to change. Perhaps it’s a sincere effort to… Continue reading Sustaining Motivation: How to Persist When You Feel Like Giving Up
Women and Wellness: Your Beauty and Worth Cannot be Measured
Summer time. A time for slowing down a bit, relaxing a bit, enjoying the pool or beach… Did your anxiety jump a bit at the thought of being seen in a swim suit? If so, you’re not alone. While body image concerns plague both men and women, a whopping 80% of women are dissatisfied with… Continue reading Women and Wellness: Your Beauty and Worth Cannot be Measured
Women and Wellness: Developing Self-Compassion
What comes to mind when you think of this word: Compassion? How about this one: Self-compassion? If you’re like most women, you have a different emotional response to each word with a distinctly more negative response to the second. Perhaps we mistakenly equate self-compassion with selfishness, a trait strictly forbidden to women. Most of us… Continue reading Women and Wellness: Developing Self-Compassion