Adversity can come in many forms. Adversity can be small things that build up over time, little shocks to the system. Adversity can be big things, like job loss, abuse, accidents, war, fighting, financial woes, relationship problems. The list goes on. Being resilient is an admirable quality. Some people bounce back from adversity and negative [...]
NLP
Mind reading is simply assuming that you know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, what the other person in your relationship is thinking. We are all guilty of doing it, some more than others. The problem is that mind reading is the #1 cause of divorce. John Lennon wrote in his song “Mind Games”: [...]
Anxiety is a state…a state of of fear, worry, uneasiness of the mind, apprehension, and/or dread about future possibilities. Because it is a state, it can lead to being stuck…once it starts, that state can be very difficult to get out of. Anxiety causes a lot of problems for the person who is experiencing it. [...]
Being stuck in the past or fixating on a future that hasn't arrived yet, can have devastating consequences in our lives. Have you ever had that feeling that life is passing you by? That you are missing something that you can't put a finger on? “We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead [...]
New Year’s Eve saw me bringing in the New Year with grape juice and club soda (LOVE club soda!) with my husband, Shane, our son Will and our white (yes, white) miniature schnauzer, Daxby. For the past month, I had been redefining goals, doing some personal change work and I was feeling good. We [...]