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Feeling Stressed, Worried, or Afraid? Things Get Better as You Age
Getting old can bring many problems. Our bodies begin breaking down, and our memory starts to weaken. But despite the loss of particular abilities, research shows that being old and happy is more of a reality today than at any other point in history. In other...
One Strategy to Help You Set Boundaries at Work
When discussing the goal of balanced living with a client, one of the conversation topics always turns toward how many hours they're spending on work. More specifically, I often find that when someone spends excessive amounts of time on work-related tasks...
Three Things I do to Be More Self-Reflective
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been thinking about my goals for the year and the next few years. The process of thinking about goals is self-reflective, and the better you are at self-reflection, the better you’ll be at clarifying what you want to change...
Five R’s of Goal-Setting and Self-Improvement
Every year around this time, I like to set some goals/plans/intentions for the upcoming year. I might also start writing out some dreams for the next few years of my life—five-year or ten-year plans. I’ve been going through this process for as long as I can...
May You Have a Safe, Peaceful, and Joyful Holiday Season
There have been a lot of challenges for a lot of people this past year. But the year is coming to an end, and a new one is about to start. And I'm grateful that you have been opening up these emails and sharing them with those whom you think might benefit. Thank you....
How Your Thoughts Affect Relationships
In last week's post, I wrote about how the Holiday season can be stressful for people because they might find themselves sharing a dinner with an individual(s) who can sometimes get under their skin. So, for this post, I want to talk a little bit more about...
Three Strategies for Coping with Stressful Family Events During the Holidays
During this time of year, it’s common to feel some tension or stress related to the Holidays. Sometimes the stress has to do with the anticipation of high credit card bills or the stress of trying to find (and afford) the right gifts for the people you care about. For...
Grieving the Loss of an Ability
Last week, I wrote about financial grief - the feelings of loss and grief one experiences after losing much of their finances. It also got me thinking about the different types of losses that can cause a person to grieve, especially as it relates to their...
Financial Grief: Dealing with A Different Type of Loss
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been following the story regarding the collapse of FTX - a massive cryptocurrency exchange with roughly $30 billion in assets. And in a little less than a week, the company filed for bankruptcy. It was a massive turn of...
Something we offer others, but rarely give to ourselves
It’s easy to be hard on yourself and doubt your abilities. When discussing the role of thoughts and self-talk with my counselling clients, I’m always attentive to the kinds of words a person uses to describe themselves and their feelings. Using phrases...
Ever felt like an Imposter? Here are 3 ways to beat it
In my previous post, I wrote about the masks you and I wear from time to time. We don't want others to know what we're thinking or feeling, so we put on a mask - a front - to help cover or protect our internalized world. One mask that people often wear has the...
We all Wear Masks and Costumes from Time to Time
I enjoyed seeing my kids dress up for Halloween this year. Then, as I walked them to school on the morning of October 31st, it was also fun to see all the other children arrive as superheroes, princesses, witches, and cartoon characters. It also got me thinking...
