Being an emotional person can be both a blessing and a curse. I know this from first-hand experience. So does my family!On the one hand, I’m comfortable with my emotions and emotions in general. I don’t
Continue readingDoes this sounds familiar?You’re trying to lose weight and develop a healthy relationship with food.You’re working hard at changing your habits and not overeating.And you’re doing great!Except that
Continue readingHow long do you think it takes to break a habit? Three weeks? Forty-one days? Three months? Six months?I’ve read lots of different numbers. In my experience, there is no hard and fast rule. It depends
Continue readingAs we navigate this journey called life, many of us acquire ideas that hinder us. Ideas like we should never be uncomfortable or we should avoid discomfort. Or everything should be easy.Then we turn these
Continue readingEvery morning, I start my day by drinking a glass of warm water and lemon, with which I wash down a probiotic capsule. Although my digestion is pretty good these days, that wasn’t always the case. After
Continue readingAre your own beliefs keeping you from reaching your goals? As a life and weight coach, I work with many people whose biggest barriers to achieving their dreams are their own beliefs. Most of these beliefs
Continue readingMy wife and I live in Maine. It’s a beautiful state, and the weather in the summer is usually gorgeous – mid seventies, not too humid. This year, not so much. It
Continue readingI was all set to write today about why you shouldn’t waste your willpower on food. Then something very unsettling happened on Facebook. Again. So this week’s post is about why and how to
Continue readingDo you like buying gifts? Or do you dread it? Or does it depend upon the situation? Giving is supposed to be a rewarding and positive activity. Voluntary. An act of love and generosity. Why are some people
Continue readingMy husband Eric recently marked our shared calendar “Mystery Date.” I notice it and start to wonder. Where are we going? I won’t know until we get there, although he will give me some instructions,
Continue readingWhen you are cranky or frustrated, do you blame someone else, like your spouse? Do you avoid intimacy or working out conflict by spending too much time on Facebook, watching a lot of television, doing
Continue readingHave you ever pondered why some people are fascinating while others seem dreadfully boring? I have thought about this quite a bit. Whenever I have to spend time with someone who I find snoozy dull, I wonder,
Continue readingHow do you talk to your spouse? Do you speak as kindly as you would like to be spoken to most of the time? Or do you take him for granted and treat him like someone who isn’t very important? Really
Continue readingI was coaching a client this morning by telephone, when his wife walked into his office. She thought he didn’t have time for breakfast, so she brought him a bagel and coffee. I thought that was so
Continue readingWhether you make New Year’s resolutions or not, it is always good to assess where you are with your life and the direction you want it to take. As Lewis Carroll said, “if you don’t know where
Continue readingOver the next few months, I’ll be writing about personality traits and habits that can make a marriage succeed or fail. This week’s post is about selfishness. When we are teenagers,
Continue readingYou either have self-confidence or you don’t, right? Wrong. Anyone can develop self-confidence. You just have to be open to change. A great irony is that people who lack self-confidence are the same
Continue readingSometimes my brain reminds me of a messy closet. My closet has a bunch of new and old clothes and shoes and other stuff in it. Some of these clothes I wear all the time. Others I have literally forgotten
Continue readingThere is nothing I have ever done in my life that has made me feel as vulnerable as becoming a mother. Not even falling in love. As parents, we are pretty much constantly concerned about the wellbeing
Continue readingI love that quote circulating the Internet that says something like “you can be the sweetest, juiciest peach in the world, but there will always be someone who doesn’t like peaches.” I think
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