On happiness

On happiness

The engagement ring.  The wedding.  The promotion.  The birth of a child.  The award.  The long-term project that’s finally completed, signed off and approved.  The first home.  The second home.  The car. All life-changing moments that should definitely be celebrated. But, as Glinda sang in Wicked: No, I couldn’t be happier Though it is, I […]

Gift goals versus should goals

Gift goals versus should goals

In the book, Playing Big, author Tara Mohr talked about her struggle to lose weight—how she tried diets and exercise to no avail. It was only when she shifted thinking about her weight loss as a should goal (I should lose weight! I should fit into a size 2! I should make more healthy choices!  […]

Leaning into joy

Thoughts become things. When I planned my blog content for August, I decided that my focus would be on how to deal with difficult emotions since most of my clients come to me for help in managing anger, fear, intense sadness. What I didn’t know was that I would have to deal with these difficult emotions in August. […]