If you want to avoid leaning on your partner too much—and keep your relationship healthy for the long haul—the key is to figure out when you’re in a space of dependence versus a space of love.

What is the "tyranny of the should" and how do we let go of it?

In my TEDx talk, I wanted to explore why so many of us feel anxious so much of the time. And I wanted to look at what we can do about it.

I’m sharing a powerful practice to help you strengthen your friendships for the long haul. It starts with a question: What’s one thing you need to work on in order to be a better friend? It may sound like a simple question, but it’s not always easy to come up with an answer. Here are 5 ideas that can help.

When we’re trying to make new friends, it often takes time to build a friendship that lasts. We’re busy, other people are busy, and it’s not always easy to find people we truly connect with. So how do we find people we could potentially be friends with?

If you’re suffering from depression, taking baby steps like this may not sound like much, but the truth is, it’s one of the best things you can do to ease depression. Ready to try it?

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

If we grow up believing we’re responsible if anything upsetting happens at home—or in moments when we don’t get the emotional support we need—we gradually lose pieces of our sense of self-worth.

We make up stories and false beliefs about ourselves to support the idea that there’s something wrong with us. And we tell ourselves this is why we’re not getting what we need emotionally. For example: “I’m not loveable” or “I’m not good/smart/talented enough.” Over time, we develop coping mechanisms to back up our false beliefs.

If you think it might be time to change direction in your career, the first thing to do is give yourself full permission to pivot. Read more over on the blog!

What can we do to calm the voice of the negative mind? It starts with learning to see it for what it is—and understanding that it’s only one part of who we are.

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.

Do you want to start a meditation practice but have trouble sitting still? Would you like to experience the benefits of meditation without practicing it the traditional way? Or are you looking for ways to supplement your meditation practice with other mind-calming activities?

You might think of depression as feeling sad or down. But depression isn’t just about experiencing dark emotions. Over on the blog, I’m sharing with you what depression is and how to ease it.

Is anger hurting your relationships or stopping you from creating the life you want? If so, how can you deconstruct anger and cope with the emotions underneath it?

I’m sharing with you a 4 step process on how to communicate better with your loved ones, even when it’s a hard topic to discuss.

While there have been other crisis and emergency situations in our lifetime, the coronavirus is unlike any that we’ve experienced. And it’s normal to feel unprepared and unsure of what to do.

Over on the blog, I’m sharing with you the practices I’m implementing during this time, in order to feel more at ease.

With young people taking longer to settle down and get married these days, I’m now seeing more and more clients who are feeling lonely and concerned if they will ever find a relationship that fulfills them.

I, too, know how this feels. I felt alone for a lot of my 20’s.

But then I had an epiphany that essentially changed my outlook on how my life was unfolding.