Tag: healing
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Secret to Happiness: Tips from a 5-year-old
What’s the secret to happiness? According to my 5-year-old the answer is pretty simple. The other day the temperature got up to 50 degrees! It felt amazing since we’ve had more than 50 days of below zero this winter. Guess what I did that day? I ran a TON of errands. Do you know…
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The Best New Year’s Resolution: Just Be You
“New Year, New You!” I see this New Year’s resolution headline all the time and it makes my blood boil. Headlines trying to convince you that if you lose wrinkles and pant sizes you will be happier. We page through magazines and actually believe flawless skin and dimple-free legs is achievable. I hate to break…
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When You Feel Like Something Is Missing
If you feel like something is missing, than it is. I recently ran into someone who asked how my marketing career was going. I said, “Oh, I am not doing that anymore. I am a Life Coach.” They said, “Really?! Cool, what made you get into that?” I responded, “Well, I was depressed for 15…
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Change Your Life by Writing a Letter to Your Future Self
On March 13, 2010 I received a letter in the mail. The letter was from me to me. I had written it about two months prior not knowing it would end up in my mailbox. I vaguely remember writing it during a group session at an inpatient treatment facility in Tuscon, Arizona. I…
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Today is a Great Day: Celebrate the Ordinary
Today is a great day because I celebrate another year of life. This morning I woke up feeling more blessed than usual because of all the wonderful messages I have received. Today is glorious, but not because of my birthday. Today is another day of life, opportunity, and love. Today there are a lot of…
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Tips to Making a Decision That’s Right for YOU
Are you having problems making a decision? Indecisiveness is a huge sign that you are out of alignment from your authentic self. I know the struggle of not being able to make up your mind, as I never could do anything without first consulting my mom, friends, and husband. My husband and I could never make…
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3 Simple Ways to Get Through Stressful Times
Stressful times, family fights, heated discussions…oh the joys of life! These things will not go away – ever! You can pretty much count on them always happening. So the key is, how do you make these unfortunate parts of life less painful and difficult? Well I have some solutions. The other day my husband and…
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4 Tips for When Things Aren’t Going Your Way
So things aren’t going your way huh? There is nothing worse than feeling like you have no control over your life. Sometimes you just can’t catch a break. Work is stressful, your marriage is suffering, your kids don’t listen, your family is fighting, your friends don’t call anymore, you can’t lose weight, you don’t have…
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Spiritual Surrender: A Story in Letting Go
Letting go…it isn’t easy. There are times in your life where you have no other choice but to finally let go of everything that is and was. You must let go of trying to control, trying to run, trying to find the answers, trying to fix it all…you must let it all go because that…
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How to Get Through Trauma
Trauma – You don’t get over it, you get through it. You must get through trauma. When you “go over it” you try and pretend like it isn’t there, like it didn’t happen. That is impossible because what the mind tries to forget the body remembers and vice versa. Think about where your mind goes…