Simplify Your Life

This year, Aug. 13-17, is National Simply Your Life week. According to the website, nationaltoday.com, “National Simplify Your Life Week” is observed yearly during the first week of August. Though its origins are unknown, it is abundantly clear that the week is for decluttering and simplifying one’s life, which involves getting rid of physical and […]

Stress Awareness and Resilience

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Stress is something we can’t seem to avoid. We have relationship, financial, work and health stressors everywhere, and that’s before factoring in the current pandemic which has, to date, killed 554,000 people in the U.S. alone. That’s a ton of stress. Why do some people seem to manage stress better than others? Is it because […]

Self-Awareness Improvement

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Some links may be affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these September has been dubbed Self-Awareness Month, but what exactly does self-awareness mean? You might know when someone has it, and it’s rather obvious when someone doesn’t, but if it’s not your strong […]

Sustaining Behavior Change

Q: I go to workshops all the time. I read the latest books on self-development and I always start out like gangbusters. But then, I don’t know what happens. I just can’t seem to sustain my new behaviors even though I know they work and I’ve experienced some degree of success. It seems like I […]