If we’ve learned anything over the past year and a half, it’s that our relationships matter. Even if we’re introverts, even if we like to spend time alone, we still need other people to feel happy and satisfied in our lives

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.

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 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.

In my last post, I wrote about the first two steps involved in creating a healthy relationship with money:
• Step 1: Recognizing your beliefs
• Step 2: Getting to the root of your fears around money

In this post, we’ll focus on the third and fourth steps in developing a healthy relationship with money:
• Step 3: Creating a money goal
• Step 4: Making a plan

Your beliefs about money and the role it plays in your life don’t just affect how you live. They also impact the way you relate to other people. So how do you develop a healthy relationship with money? It comes down to four steps:

When you’re setting goals, it’s sometimes hard to know whether they’re coming from your true self or your negative mind.

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.

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?

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.

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…

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?