Do you know what the biggest awareness is that I ever had and that became the most effective tool to completely turn my life around and release deep feelings of lack of worth, being unloved, and insecurities about who I am? Everyone is your mirror. The premise behind what I…

When I was 25 I took a 6 month trip to London with a boyfriend. As soon as I jumped in a black cab that was to take us to Putney, where we were to be staying, I KNEW I wasn’t going back home in 6 months. As I looked…

8 Simple Practices to Reduce Your Stress and Raise Your Resilience — It felt like we’d hardly even begun to get settled into our decision to voluntarily isolate — my 3 children, husband, dog and I — when I had a little breakdown. And it kinda took me by surprise, to be honest. As an introvert and homebody I was quite happy…

Some people appreciate another’s directness and others don’t take lightly to it; some are unbothered by it and simply ignore it. Some people like to know where they stand with someone, and prefer that they are truthfully direct with them. Some will courageously take the truth that’s offered, even if…

“You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle.” ― Julian Seifter There have been times in my life when I felt deeply resentful towards people who had what I would call…

“Everything I know, I learned from Dogs” ~ Nora Roberts Dogs have one thing down, in my opinion: the balance between DOING and BEING. I’ve learned a few ‘BE-ing’ lessons from Bronson, our four-legged family member, by observing how he moves through his days. The overarching theme Bronson brings to…

The human need to belong is said to be what drives us to seek out stable, long-lasting relationships with other people so that we can receive acceptance, attention, and support. Abraham Maslow, who you may be familiar with if you’ve studied Psychology — and even Marketing or Communication Science —…

“If you truly want to change your life, you must be willing to change your mind.” — Donald Altman, Author of The Mindfulness Code Music has always moved me, as it does many of us. We relate to the lyrics, to the themes, to the emotions represented in songs. Consciously…