Last time we talked about the type of self-sabotage that has you procrastinating and distracting yourself with outside forces. Today, let’s look at a very different kind of self-sabotage where we push other people away. Have you ever heard of a self fullfilling prophesy? If you haven’t, it basically means that if you decide something […]

We all deserve down time but when does down time spill over into avoiding what we really need or want to do and turn into self-sabotage? Self-sabotage is generally thought of as activities ranging from self-harming behaviors like; cutting, drug and alcohol use, self medicating with food and the most common form procrastinating (as in […]

First, happy THANKSgiving!! I’m grateful that you are here and I sincerely hope that today is filled with good things. Earlier today I was listening to a podcast and they quoted Steve Covey as saying, “The greatest need of a human being is to be understood, validated and appreciated.” When I think about all the […]

November seemed like a really natural time to spend some energy thinking about gratitude so I had intended to focus on this topic this month anyway. In last last few weeks there have been devistating storms, terrible violence and so much pain going on in the world that I thought I really needed to focus […]

I really enjoyed working on this article about why people love to guess about what happened to Jack!  What do you think happened to Jack?!

While I was at the Spark Joy training in New York with Marie Kondo and her team, Marie talked about how each day should have joy in it. She awknowledged that while we will all have bad days, we should each have a way to reset ourselves and refocus to spark joy in ourselves again, […]

Yesterday, I heard two people both say, “it is what it is.” Both are people I care for and each is struggling with a situation in which they have little to no power. I hate the phrase, “It is, what it is.” I think it’s accurate, but I really don’t like to hear it or […]

The Mayo Clinic has linked too much or poor quality screen time to: Obesity Irregular sleep scheduled and shorter duration of sleep Behavioral problems Loss of social skills Violence Less time for play But what are parents supposed to do when teachers are having kids use their phones in class and requiring in some cases […]

I will share with you that for a lot of reasons; I have just never really gotten into social media. For the most part, the appeal is lost on me. That said, it is becoming an ever increasingly normal and acceptable way to communicate and even though it is not my favorite thing, there are […]