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Narcissistic Mother? 4 Protection Tips (So You Can Be Happy!)
Our Boundary conversation continues! This week’s episode topic is, unfortunately, a popular one about how to draw boundaries and protect yourself from a narcissistic mother. I’m providing four tips...
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Stop Trying so Hard to Be Yourself!
With so many opportunities to see people doing extraordinary things or expressing in unique ways it can be easy to feel, well . . . ordinary. I get the pressure to be a “Unicorn.” It seems like we are...
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7 Tips for Handling Criticism
I have a very tough time being criticized, corrected, or accused – of even the smallest mistakes – and I react very angrily. I’ve wrestled this instinct under control in a professional context, more or...
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Accept and Ride the Tide
I wake up and I’m yearning for something more. I feel the tide coming for me. Then it hits me… The yearn for something more may never be possible if we don’t accept the present moment. Accepting the...
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8 Things You Need to Know Before Growing Up
Even though we all need it, people won’t just sit down with you and tell you the secrets of being a grown up. Not even your parents – no one tells you those harsh truths we all find out sooner or...
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Have You Quit News? Here’s Why I Won’t.
“News can damage your health.” That’s what I am told by people who have quit news. I have not yet quit, but I have changed the way I consume news. And I call it news hygiene. Here is why. Before I go...
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Staying Sober When Life Gets Hard
When I first got sober, I remember gravitating towards the women that would share their stories, of trudging through pain in recovery and never picking up a drink or a drug. It was such a foreign...
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“We Run Away from Desperation:” Thoughts on Pursuing a Creative Idea.
I recently recorded a Side Hustle School episode about Michelle D’Avella, a designer who spent several years building a blog before turning it into a full-time income. The episode comes out next week,...
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Love the Life You’ve Been Gifted
As life happens around you, as you move through each day, we often hold onto past experiences. We hold them in our thoughts, in our soul, in the way we react to others and in the way we treat...
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And the Most Common Mindset for Every Successful Person Is…
Bernie Madoff once rejected investing in me. I went to see him because I was raising money for a project. My neighbor worked for him.. As I was walking up the steps to his building (the famous...
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When “Pushing Through It” Isn’t Working for You Anymore. This Is How to Rally…
Last year, after a whole lot of gigs, travel and hustle, I found myself flattened with mono and some very taxed lungs. I was down for the count. “Making time to heal” became my sole/Soul focus. I had...
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The Power of Sharing Your Goals with Others
An individual’s goals are very personal. In fact, a well thought out goal hints at the person’s vulnerability and deepest desires. Not only do goals reflect a person’s desires, goals also have the...
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Acknowledge Your Dream, Ignite It, Then Listen to Your Voice to Follow It
Seems so cliché, follow your dreams. What exactly does that mean? Follow my dreams of no laundry, bills or worries? Those are my daily dreams and I would love for someone to point to the path those are...
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7 Myths About Depression that Must be Laid to Rest
Despite the growing awareness of mental health, a number of myths still stubbornly persist. I’m struggling right now, coming off antidepressant medication after five years isn’t easy, and I know that I...
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Boundary Master or Disaster? (Take the Quiz)
In this week’s episode, we are bringing the boundary conversation a little closer to home. So let me start with a question: Are you a Boundary Master or Disaster? When you think about drawing...
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Don’t Be Afraid of the Storms …
You are amazingly positive. You take both inner and outer action to co-create your dreams. You are consistent with your mediation, journaling, exercise, healthy eating, creative endeavors and...
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7 Brilliant Books About the Nature of Creativity
For sparking my own creativity, I find people’s descriptions of their own creative processes more useful (and certainly more interesting) than books that analyze creativity or suggest creativity...
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How You Might Be Harming Someone with Your Empathy
I’ve just revealed something about my life to someone I’m getting to know. “That must be so amazing for you!” she replies. The truth is I feel really complicated about it. Yep, parts of it are amazing....
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How Compassion is a Better Response to the Subject of Addiction
My addiction was quiet. Most of my family didn’t know, and still don’t, about my issues with drugs. Many very close friends of mine don’t know the full story. I didn’t go to treatment, and I didn’t...
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Anxiety In A Chaotic World: Acceptance, Healing And Hope
Weight of the World There’s a lot of anxiety in the world right now. Worry about the future, violence, uncertainty, hardship, and justice occupy our minds. Though it makes perfect sense that we would...
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