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4 Practices for Managing Your Emotions
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 readingRoad Blockers and Role Models
Does 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 Does It Take to Break a Habit?
How 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 readingDo You Think Life is Supposed to be Easy?
As 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 readingWhen You Mess Up, the Key to Success is Getting Right Back on Track
Every 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 Beliefs Keeping You From Achieving Your Dreams?
Are 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 readingEscape from the Prison of Your Thoughts
My 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 readingHow to Not Be a Jerk on Social Media
I 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 readingHow to be a Great Gift Giver
Do 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 readingStoke the Marriage Flames with Mystery Dates and Trips
My 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 readingMake Your Marriage a Negativity-Free Zone
When 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 readingFear Can Make You Boring
Have 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 readingKind Speech is the Glue that Keeps Love Alive
How 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 readingWatch Your Love Soar With Daily Caring Deeds
I 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 readingChoices for a Happier Year
Whether 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 readingGreat Spouses Aren’t Selfish–8 Ways to Overcome it
Over 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 Can Be Self-Confident
You 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 readingIs Your Brain Like a Messy Closet?
Sometimes 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 readingHow to Turn Off the Warning Sirens
There 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 readingLove Being the Peach
I 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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