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How I Let Go of My Painful Stories and Became Powerfully Present
Staring at the words, turning emotions of each letter over the mental screen of your mind. Here it is again. That mind-numbing question, “Why me?” As you shut down your computer, a sigh escapes from...
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The 4 Lessons I Learned from My Biggest Mentor
I dropped out of college. I bought a car with the money instead. Then I got terrified and jealous. I made a mistake. I saw everyone walking around campus. Was I going to be a loser? I returned the car,...
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Morality, Deep Beauty and Faith: How You Coping These Days?
I’ve been waking up and thinking of the immigrant children separated from their parents. I’ve been spontaneously crying in my car and kitchen. I’ve been wishing I could talk to my therapist every d-mn...
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9 Stress Relief Tips for Busy Lifestyles
Running a business with events, speaking engagements, and meetings one right after the other on top of working with my team, I know first-hand how stressful and exhausting having a busy lifestyle can...
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Evanescent Boundaries
If you want to make the Olympic soccer team, join a symphony orchestra or get into medical school, the path is well lit. It’s not easy, but the goals are clear and the boundaries are obvious. Day by...
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10 TOOLS OF WISDOM for Your Mind, Heart and Spirit
These 10 tools below are ways of living that I value, that I have lived and have taught for the last 15 years. You can apply these ways of living to your life starting NOW. You are capable of having a...
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Codependents + Narcissists – 4 Steps to Heal the Toxic Cycle with Boundaries
It is true that narcissists and codependents can find themselves irresistibly attracted to each other with dysfunctionally disastrous results. This specific combination can create a toxic cycle of...
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Would You like to Feel Lighter? (Both Physically and Emotionally)
Feeling weighed down by anything is uncomfortable. If you are burdened by an expectation hangover, a problem you cannot seem to solve, an emotion you got to the other side of, or actual physical...
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Try Using Labor Day as a Catalyst to Think About Your Work Life....
If you listen to the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast, you’ve heard me mention the idea of “Happier Labor Day.” In the United States, Labor Day falls on September 3 this year. Labor Day celebrates...
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Setting Boundaries Like a Boss!
It’s easy to get caught up. Your best friend is stressed out at her job and NEEDS to fill you in on the incessant water cooler drama on the daily. Your coworker never stops bothering you for advice...
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How to Encourage Independence in Your Daughters
Raising independent young women in modern society is a mixed bag. You have the patriarchy, politics and body shaming on one hand and feminism, community and body positivity on the other, among other...
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A Key to Living Longer and Stronger – the Attitude of Gratitude
In the early 1990s one of the great medical research exercises of modern times took place. It became known as the Nun Study. Some 700 American nuns agreed to allow their records to be accessed by a...
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Little Angel
I watched in horror as the doctors and nurses gathered around her. I was only eleven, but I could clearly understand the sense of urgency. They were working furiously to save her life. She was a five...
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This Is How We Nurture the Seeds of Joy, Compassion, and Strength
Right now, you have access to an unlimited supply of peace. The kind of joyful, steady peace you can dip your toes into on a hot summer day. In this moment, you can have the fresh air of freedom, like...
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How to Succeed in Life
I had millions of dollars from selling a business and then I lost it all. I lost my home. I had the IRS all over me. Then I lost my family. Then all my relationships fell apart. My friends and family...
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When Your Child’s Anger Triggers You
“When my little boy shouts at me, it really pushes my buttons. I just can’t help it. I always end up shouting back, or worse.” – Shannon Many parents tell me that when their child gets defiant, they...
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Love, Transactionality, and the “5 People” You Hang With
We hear this from motivators: “You are the average of the five people that you surround yourself with.” Cue the racing mental inventory of your friendships: are your homies “successful” enough? Is...
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Are You in Your Own Way?
Do you ever dream about the person you think you’re supposed to be? Ever wonder why you’re not happy, or struggling? Do you have days where you feel like you’ve got it all figured out, and the next day...
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Bitter After Your Breakup? Here’s What to Do.
Getting your life back after a breakup can be hard. And one of the most challenging obstacles to overcome is one that can grab hold of even the most patient of people. Being bitter about what happened....
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How to Regain Your Leadership When You’ve Dropped the Ball
I can’t count the number of times I’ve dropped the ball in the last year and a half. I believe it started the day I ate ice cream before 11am, which was also the day I found out I was pregnant. On that...
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