Feeling anxious about the COVID-19 pandemic? You’re in good company. There’s a lot to be worried about that is outside of our control right now. Anxiety is one of those sticky challenges…
Got a lot of time on your hands? Here are 33 inspiring and thought provoking films that will leave you feeling more hopeful and inspired, rather than fearful and anxious. Especially when…
Question: Do you have any advice that may help me create a greater awareness in my friendships? I’m curious about your concept of stress-testing relationships. I often feel my friendships are not…
Synchronicity is happening all the time, if we tune in. A few weeks back, my friend Andy suggested we take a Resiliency Field Trip. He had compiled a list of fears he wanted…
Why not you? Last week, I wrote a little about saying no and setting intentional boundaries to guard against mindless automatic decisions that rob us from fully living our lives on our own terms.…
We tend to accept some unintentional, automatic routes in our lives. Those decisions might be continuing to live where you were born, snoozing your alarm clock every morning, wolfing down dinner in…
Question: I’m preparing to leave an emotionally abusive marriage from a narcissist, and I’m scared. What should I think through before I go? Note: Whenever I receive an inquiry like this, I…
When I very first began studying resilience, there was an immediate (and irritating) takeaway. You are not born with it… …and you are never done building it. Resilience is a practice. It’s a lifestyle commitment that weaves through…
Pain can become so intolerable that any of us could fall into a potentially deadly habit of reaching for a pill. I had the opportunity to contribute to an important feature on…
Resolutions rarely go as planned. Great! Perfection is boring, blunders show us where we are, and surprise difficulties can be serendipitous openings toward something better. We’re 10 days into the new year, and it would seem…