Just as every human has some basic needs, every human has two simple fears that drive their needs into a hyperactive state if they’re unmet or facing some form of torment. When you access your fear response, it’s important to…
From the window of my office, all I see is beauty. It contrasts with that first stab of the blues that seems to overtake me each December. Christmas is here, that Advent season of joy and celebrating the love of…
Do you need some downtime, but don’t have time to jet to Bora Bora? Maybe you and your love can find pleasure, peace and romantic moments by creating your own “spa” experience at home. It’s one of my very favorite…
It’s the state of the American family in hundreds of thousands of households from California to New York. Life has a tendency in this down economy to press in on family life. The added pressure of devalued currency, a rise…
Where do I belong? Its a question that we all ask ourselves time and again, that nagging feeling that creeps up on us from time to time as we watch the minutes and days pass without taking definitive steps to…
What is a Phoenix? I don’t mean a great place to live in Arizona (USA), but the legendary, mythical bird like creature of days and civilizations now gone past. According to the online Dictionary.com folks, a Phoenix is: 1. a…
“Alison ~ I have had my boyfriend lie to me. I do not know what to do; I’ve even caught him in his lies. I can’t bear to take it anymore. ~ J.” Dear “No More Lies.” I don’t have…
I was walking across the street at BSU, right in the middle of lunchtime when the crowds of undergrads, grad students and teachers seem to converge on this main crossing. A sea of a thousand people waits for the computer…
It’s been one of those days that end in the phrase “crash, crash, boom” for me, my mantra to remind myself that to much intensity is ….. too much intensity. Time to box, time to climb, time to bat. …
Previously, we asked two important questions about goal setting that shape the life that you want to or are leading. They were “what is the ideal person you want to be” and “what is the difference between that and where…
In the world of positive psychology, you are what you think. It is not the magic trick in the hat sort of thinking, but a structured and definite way to learn and live in life. When is this really helpful? …
You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself. ~Alan Alda How well do you know yourself? I asked that question…
The stressors of life – money, romance (or lack thereof), family, friends, work, and the economy – they can press in and discourage people in the place where it counts the most. The mind. Your mind is a phenomenal computer…
While conducting research for my first paper in grad school, I tripped across the Facts and Statistics posting of the ADAA. From their website consider the following facts: Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting…
How do you stay sane amidst the crazy days of life? I’m voting for the theory of taking a day off from the hustle and bustle, the choices that make us go so fast, so long every day. Something like…
