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Thought Management, Part 2: How to Change Your Thinking (& Your Life!) Using a Thought Record [plus video]
In Thought Management, Part 1, we learned about the connection between thoughts, feelings, the body, and behavior. We learned about the thousands of automatic thoughts that run through our minds each day, and how one little, unnoticed thought can lead to a whole lot of trouble if we do nothing about it. (If you haven’t…
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“If Self-Esteem is a Myth, then What is the Truth?”: Understanding Self-Worth
“If Self-Esteem is a Myth, then what is the Truth?”: Understanding Self-Worth I appreciate the feedback I’ve received on my article, “5 Reasons Self-Esteem is a Myth”. Some of you were excited about the insights I shared; some weren’t so sure. If you haven’t read it yet, I suggest you give it a look. In this…
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5 Reasons “Self-Esteem” is a Myth
For years, I have noticed that almost everyone who walks through my private practice door is really dealing with the same core issue: poor “self-esteem”. Whether struggling through depression, anxiety, addiction, relationship issues, parenting challenges, or even life stress, when we get to the core of the issue, it almost always has to do with some…
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Create the Life You Desire!: Part 2, The 3 Steps of Creating
The 3 Steps of Creating “When you are in the orientation of the creative, life is often interesting, exciting, and special. This is not because creators try to be interested in whatever they are doing, but because they are involved in life on a level where there is always the possibility of something new and…
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Achieving Balance: Why You’ve Got it Wrong & How to Get it Right
“I need more balance in my life!” We hear it all the time. That’s because we feel it all the time—that “unbalanced” sensation begging us to slow down and make some drastic changes before we completely burn out! I sure feel “unbalanced” several times a year (especially December and May!), and it’s a topic that…
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The 3 Layers of Self-Care: Build a Healthier, Happier YOU!
The 3 Layers of Self-Care: Build a Healthier, Happier YOU! I know some amazing women—beautiful, gifted, talented women. I know women who quilt, bake bread, teach, volunteer. I know women who are excellent mothers, who juggle jobs and church service and still bring dinner to anyone in need. I know women who will show up…
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Parenting Skills: “My Kids Are Driving Me Crazy!” 10 Ideas to Drive Us Back to Sane
A little too often, I get to this point where I feel like I’m in the back of a beat-up pick-up truck, hanging on for dear life as it drives perilously along winding cliff’s edges, the sounds of laughter and snickering mocking me from inside the cab. And who is inside that cab, driving the…
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“Sleep Better, Cope Better”: 6 Insomnia Causes & Cures
“Sleep Better, Cope Better”: 6 Insomnia Causes & Cures Sleep is one of the best tools to improve mental health. It serves to restore the mind, gives us energy to handle life’s situations, and helps us manage our emotions too. Lack of sleep is associated with higher rates of anxiety, depression, stress, worry, poorer thinking,…