We have all had to interact with people who we find immature or irresponsible. It can be annoying and frustrating. Both at home and work, it’s difficult to tolerate people who don’t own their own mistakes. People who avoid difficult conversations. Or resist committing to deadlines or goals. It’s easy to form opinions about people […]
It’s so challenging to know one another, for real. To feel comfortable being our true authentic selves. Our closest friends and family are often clueless about the invisible battles we are fighting, alone. And we are equally unaware of the challenges they may be facing, too. Something that happened recently brought this home to me. […]
Welcome to How to Find Happiness, Lesson 1, Well-Being: All You Need to Know about 5 Easy Pieces. This is the first in a series of 10 lessons that comprise a 100% free, personal growth coaching course. Each lesson includes information, coaching tips and workbook type exercises to help you assess aspects of your own […]
Privacy and Secrecy: How to Keep Your Relationship Healthy Our personal and professional lives continue to become increasingly exposed by technology and social media, and as a result, the concepts of privacy and secrecy have become more complex and significant than ever before. While privacy is a fundamental right that empowers us to control our […]
Arrested development is a psychological condition in which an individual’s emotional, social, or cognitive growth is halted at a specific stage, often due to trauma, neglect, or unresolved grief. This stagnation can manifest in adult behaviors that resemble earlier developmental phases, impacting relationships, decision-making, and emotional regulation.
Achieving intimacy in relationships takes trust and courage. Knowing we need to let others see all of us is just the beginning. After we realize and accept how critical it is to allow ourselves to be truly vulnerable, it’s still very hard to do. This is where the courage part comes in. It’s a huge […]
How to Make Good Decisions Without Stress We make decisions every day, from what we’re going to wear to how to approach a complex task at work. Decisions are a normal part of everyday life. However, our brain’s decision-making battery has finite power, and it can deplete rapidly. What does that mean, exactly? Essentially, the […]
How to Make Great Decisions Each and Every Time We make so many decisions, all day, every day. Our brains call upon us to make choice after choice, often in a snap. To rise or hit the snooze? Shower or exercise. What should we wear? Eat breakfast or skip it? And these are the easy […]
How to Overcome People-Pleasing: Become Your Authentic Self A people-pleaser wants everyone to be happy. Everyone. All at the same time. Sounds unrealistic, right? To those of us who have this affliction, it’s our natural (almost uncontrollable) tendency (compulsion?) to pursue this unattainable goal. We are constantly trying to figure out everything we can do […]
We all want to be happy. Sometimes as we seek it, we forget how powerful we are. We can choose to be brave. That's important. Because courage and happiness are closely connected.
