A Passion for Peace of Mind: Fast Track for Moms of Challenged Young Adults
I have a passion for peace of mind. I grew up in a chaotic household. There was a lot of verbal and emotional conflict. I did not learn a healthy way of managing my emotions, …
Self-Care is Other Care: 3 Ways to Love Others Through Loving Yourself
Self-care has gone mainstream, but did you know that taking care of yourself is actually also taking care of others? When we take care of ourselves, we meet our own needs and fuel up our …
3 Tips for Peace of Mind While Raising a Challenged Young Adult
I have helped to raise my stepchild since age 13 to a now young adult still living at home and not yet able to launch into independence due to mental health and trauma challenges. They …
Antidote to Anxiety: Be Present
As the threat of COVID-19 pervades every day life, anxiety is running rampant, but we CAN beat anxiety if we can just: Be Present Anxiety is fear about the unknown, usually related to the future. …
3 Calming Tips for COVID-19 Times: Be the Eye of the Storm
The storm of COVID-19 is swirling around us, but when it comes to staying healthy, safe, and SANE, we can each be the calm at the center of our own storm. When you are the …
6 Ways Cancer Improved My Life
What is the worst news you could get? A cancer diagnosis is way up there for many of us. In 2018, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and it was terrifying. But while there were …
13 Steps to Relationship Freedom
You can have relationship freedom with or without the other person! Good relationships are key to living a long, healthy, and satisfied life. But no matter how good your relationships are, there will always be …
5 Things My Dad’s Disease Taught Me
I loved my dad, and he had some serious mental health issues. Although I didn’t know the specifics when I was growing up, he probably suffered from depression, anxiety, and some sort of paranoid psychosis. …
Self-love is POWAH!
As my fellow Bostonians would say, there’s POWAH in self-love, because putting yourself before others leads to the best outcomes for everyone. POWAH stands for Personal responsibility, Open-mindedness, Willingness, Awareness, and Honesty, five traits that …
1 Big Idea for a Happier You
Here is one big idea for a happier you: Integrity Ok, sounds like a big concept, right? No, it’s really quite simple. Integrity means: Aligning your thoughts, feelings, and actions with your values. Don’t know …
