Have you ever wondered why everyone is talking about mindfulness these days? From yoga studios to Fortune 500 boardrooms, mindfulness has become a hot topic. But what's all the fuss about?
Mindfulness: Why It's the Brain's Best Friend and Key to Mental Health
February 13, 2025Why Empathy Is Important for Healthy and Happy Relationships
February 07, 2025Empathy for relationships?
Yes, I can confidently vouch for empathy—it transformed my marriage! And it may be THE most important quality of every long-lasting relationship.
Do you want to improve communication with your partner, deepen understanding, and sweeten your love? Here's how.
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Posted in Love, Marriage, and Relationships
In my emotional intelligence training and coaching, I've had the opportunity to work with scores of mompreneurs, CEOs and business owners across the globe.
Guess what a common challenge is for many?
Yep, OVERWHELM.
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Posted in Business and Leadership, Emotional Intelligence
Parenting requires more than anyone knows before becoming a parent—or there would be a lot fewer parents! If you’re feeling hurt about how your adult child is treating you, that pain is real. To be rejected, disrespected, or cut off by your child is one of the most painful experiences of all.
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Posted in Perfectly Imperfect Parenting
5 Reasons Why Self-Care Is the Opposite of Selfishness
January 18, 2025Self-care was edited out of my vocabulary growing up and replaced with “selfishness.” It was much more glamorous to my mom—a word hammering me throughout my childhood like the cold Montana blizzards.
Hmm. Self-care vs selfishness.
Is self-care selfish? Is it self-preservation? Or is it self-love?
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Posted in Habits for Health, Emotional Intelligence
How to Navigate Two Pleasers in a Relationship and Achieve Happiness
January 16, 2025People-pleasers often secretly view their congeniality, kind nature, and generosity as a badge of honor. However, relationships where both partners share these traits can be problematic.
While every relationship has its unique challenges, being in a relationship with two people-pleasers can feel a bit like Bill Murray felt in Groundhog Day. Life feels surprisingly familiar and unsettling, but there's a ton of guesswork.
Estimated reading: 4 minutes
Posted in Love, Marriage, and Relationships, Emotional Intelligence & Fitness
Most people don’t associate profit and employee performance with soft skills like empathy. We’re trained to push and challenge ourselves—so who needs understanding? Research says otherwise!
Empathy plays a crucial role in boosting employee engagement and, in turn, influencing key business outcomes like profitability and retention. This powerful tool isn't just a fleeting trend but a multifaceted practice that requires ongoing commitment and understanding.
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Posted in Business and Leadership
For many, feeling overwhelmed is a stifling experience that generates anxiety. Trying to do too much all at once, or in an hour or a day, is like trying to force an entire orange through the top of a funnel. No matter how hard we might push, the fruit isn’t going to fit through that narrow neck and hole.
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Posted in Brain Fitness, Mindfulness and Perspective, Emotional Intelligence
Imagine having a personal gym that's open 24/7, doesn't require a membership fee, and can dramatically improve every aspect of your life.
Sounds too good to be true?
Well, you already have it—it's your brain!
Just as we exercise our bodies to stay physically fit, our brains need regular workouts to maintain and enhance our mental fitness.
Estimated reading time: 4.5 minutes
Posted in Brain Fitness, Mindfulness and Perspective, Habits for Health
Prioritizing Self-Care for Parents: Why It’s More Than Just Me Time
December 22, 2024You put the oxygen mask on yourself before your children or others. We’ve all heard that dozens of times when traveling by plane.
But in practice—when a parent thinks his child needs help—what is their gut instinct? Yep, to help the child regardless if the parent is tired, stressed, or on the verge of burnout.
Self-care for parents is a challenge. Balancing home life with a career, socializing, finances, a marriage or relationship while ALSO raising kids makes being a parent a difficult juggling act.
How can parents find time for their own well-being amidst their hectic lives?
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Posted in Perfectly Imperfect Parenting, Most Popular