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How to Navigate Two Pleasers in a Relationship and Achieve Happiness

People-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

Elevate Employee Engagement and  Performance in 2025 by Empathy in the Workplace

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

3 Keys to Effectively Dealing with Feeling Overwhelmed—No. 3 Is So Simple!

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

Prioritizing Self-Care for Parents: Why It’s More Than Just Me Time

You 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

Boost Employee Mental Health and Well-Being with Workplace Recognition

Employees’ well-being isn’t just nice; it’s the foundation of all successful companies. How great is it to receive validation for work well done? When employees feel their efforts are noticed, employee morale increases and a supportive culture is cemented.

How can you ensure that recognition is part of your workplace culture?

Estimated reading: 4 minutes

Posted in Business and Leadership

Increase Your EQ! Best Books and Podcasts on Emotional Intelligence

If your schedule allows—and your bookshelves have extra space—reading books or listening to popular podcasts is most likely on your radar!

While a suspenseful mystery or riveting romance might be a perfect distraction at the end of a stressful day, how ‘bout flexing those emotional fitness muscles instead? Learning emotional intelligence will make your life and relationships sweeter AND reduce stress!

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

Posted in Business and Leadership, Emotional Intelligence

The Myth of the Dark Empath: Low Versus High Emotional Intelligence

The concept of a “dark empath”—someone who possesses emotional intelligence but uses it for manipulation or harm—is fundamentally flawed.

True emotional intelligence is incompatible with intentional manipulation or harm to others. Let's explore why and deepen our understanding of emotional intelligence.

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

Posted in Emotional Intelligence & Fitness

Best Marriage Advice: Depersonalize Your Partner's Behavior

One of the biggest triggers in a relationship or marriage is personalizing your partner's behavior. This one relationship tendency causes a multitude of misunderstandings, verbal disagreements, and arguments. When we are offended by our spouse's snarky remarks or disrespect, our defenses rise and we position ourselves for a comeback, or a cold war!

How do we hold the line for respect while refraining from hurtful behavior ourselves?

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Posted in Love, Marriage, and Relationships

Why Bottling Up Emotions Is Unhealthy and How to Manage Feelings Instead

If you've spent years bottling up emotions, you may not know how to change. Opening to our feelings can feel overwhelming, even scary, if we have been pushing them down for a long time. We don't know what will happen if we remove the cork.

We might be afraid that if they are unleashed, they'll singe everything in their path, so it's safer to stuff them. Regardless of WHY you've bottled 'em up, know that you can learn to regulate your emotions for a happier and more balanced life.

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

Posted in Emotional Intelligence & Fitness

The Challenge of Different Parenting Styles in a Blended Family

Blended families are complex and challenging regardless of how wonderful the humans are or how well family members get along. Combining families requires love and patience on steroids!

Unfortunately, most parents underestimate the enormous stresses and massive bandwidth required to make it all work.

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Posted in Perfectly Imperfect Parenting

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