This “new year, new me” mentality can be a great motivator to make some big changes in our lives. The problem is we often set ourselves up for failure. Here are 6 of my tried-and-true strategies for making new year’s resolutions that actually stick—and bringing more joy to your life in the process.

The more time I took for my practice, the easier it was for me to be the person I wanted to be in the world: loving, productive, present.

When people see how I eat now, it’s hard for them to believe I used to be addicted to cheeseburgers and drink six Diet Cokes a day.

I didn’t get here by changing my diet all at once. What I wildly underestimated was the impact exercise would have on my mental health.

When it comes to attracting the right partner, our relationship with ourselves play a much bigger role than our appearance does (despite what our culture would have us believe!). I recommend starting with these six steps…

Appearance is not the most important factor in finding a romantic partner… so what is?

In my last blog post, I wrote about why we often attach so much importance to our appearance—and how we can start to appreciate our bodies as they are. In this post, I invite you to try out another practice that has helped my clients—and me!—improve our long-term relationship with our bodies.

As summer is getting going and its hotter outside and we are doing more activities in bathing suits... our mind often starts to pick apart our physical bodies more. Today's blog is to help you appreciate where you are now so that there is more space for enjoying the outdoors and connecting with your friends.

The closer you come to making big changes in your life, the more your negative mind tends to resist those changes. This is what happened to my client Chloe, whom I wrote about in Part I of this post. A s soon as she started to take steps toward building the life she wanted, Chloe came up against some serious inner resistance. Over time, though, she developed the skills to cope with that inner resistance and lower the volume on her negative mind. But even then, her struggles didn’t go away because of the external resistance she faced.

The closer we come to changing our stories, the more we tend to struggle against that change. Here’s how to overcome that.

Do you want to make big changes in your life this year? Whether or not you believe in New Year’s resolutions, if you’re reading this blog, I’m guessing you have some goals for the coming year. As you probably know from your own experience, having goals is one thing. Sticking with them is another. So how do you stay motivated to keep working toward your goals?

We generally use alcohol and drugs for two reasons: to protect ourselves from emotions we don’t want to feel and/or tap into feelings of happiness and fulfillment. Why does this matter? If we’re using anything on a regular basis to avoid our feelings—or access parts of ourselves we can’t reach when we’re sober—we’re not building our coping skills.

Most of us are aware that our bodies can affect how we feel. But we often underestimate just how much our bodies influence our emotions. What we eat, how we move, how we sleep (or don’t sleep!)—all these things are deeply connected with our state of mind. I’m sharing 6 ways to care for your body, over on the blog…

Many people come to my office complaining that they are “lazy”. They believe they would have achieved more in their lives if they didn’t have this character flaw…