Emotional eating can be a struggle any day of the year, but it’s one I hear about often during the holiday season. Emotions are high in both directions: there’s excitement, happiness and joy; stress, sadness and other suffering. There are family gatherings, financial challenges and an abundance of food. We joke about “eating our feelings”, […]
It’s the “most wonderful time of the year”, or is it? When I asked you to share with me some of your holiday struggles, your responses were loud and clear. Relationships were at the top of the list. From navigating the season after the death of a loved one, walking through the holidays as a single parent […]
In this episode of Beyond Happy, we’re talking about how the “little things” in life are really the big things. Because how we live our days is how we live our lives. I’m getting personal and have recorded this episode in a more candid, freestyle format for the first time. I’m sharing my own experience […]
Thought models are the number one tool I use in my coaching practice. They’re valuable because they are a way to simplify some very complex mental and behavioral concepts. These models allow us to connect the dots and see how our thinking influences everything: our feelings, the actions we take, the way we behave, and […]
When it comes to problems in our lives, we always think we know what the REAL problem is. It’s the driver who cut us off in traffic, it’s what our husband said, how our kids behaved, the unexpected bill we got in the mail. It’s ALL the things happening around us. We react to each […]
In episode 48, we talked about your relationship with YOU. The importance of knowing, liking and trusting yourself. In this bonus Friday Five episode, we’re taking it a step further. How do you begin to create more self-confidence? Self-confidence is a feeling. And we know our thoughts create our feelings. I n this episode, I’m offering […]
If you’re familiar with the Know, Like and Trust Factor, you know that it’s a concept familiar in the marketing world. Essentially, it tells us that customers are most likely to do business with people or brands that they 1) know 2) like and 3) trust. But today’s episode isn’t about marketing or business. It’s […]