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Category Archives: Life’s curveballs
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Right about now, every year I think I should probably pack up my pajamas, grab a cot and move into Home Depot. Come Spring, every free minute gets chewed up by trips to H.D. to get countless bags of … Continue reading
Posted in Life's curveballs, Self care, Setting limits, Stress
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Tax Time Crazies – Same Insanity, New Year…..
(It’s been almost a year since I entered this post, but I’m submitting it AGAIN to make a painful point: This part of our lives seems to never change! The only major difference I’ve noted in this department was the … Continue reading
Posted in Life's curveballs, Self pity, Stress
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Down With The Flu
This photo tells it all. It’s the way I’ve been feeling for the last two days, and that, even after a Flu shot! What a shame with such grand plans for a weekend x-country skiing on an idyllic farm in … Continue reading
Posted in Asking for support, Help, Life's curveballs, Self care
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Rescheduled BlogTalk Radio Episode, “My Five Point Plan For Surviving and Thriving During The Holidays.”
Don’t miss “My Five Point Plan For Surviving and Thriving During the Holidays” episode! Due to faulty audio it was rescheduled from last month, but is being re-aired just in time for the rest of the holiday season. Call in toll-free at 877-497-9046 … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life's curveballs, Self care, Strategizing, Tools
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Finishing A Project
I’m in the home stretch for the completion of my second book, “Become Relationship Smart Without A Lifetime Of Therapy.” I think I now understand first hand what the dilemma is for so many people about finishing a project! When … Continue reading
Posted in commitment, Life's curveballs, Reflection, Self talk, Self trust
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The Little TV That Ate The House
It all started as a benign thought: Wouldn’t it be nice to actually see the news, not just hear it when I’m getting dressed in the morning? The old dinosaur TV was good for one thing – it was so big and … Continue reading
Posted in Life's curveballs, Strange / bizarre
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“Staying Positive While Looking For Work” BlogTalk Radio episode!
Newsflash! On Wednesday, October 17th at 8:30 PM EST I’ll be doing a BlogTalk Radio episode about this very vital and timely topic. My co-host will be Laura Rivchun, a career coach and mentor from New York City, who will … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Depression, Life's curveballs, Mindfulness, Programs, Self care, Self talk, Self trust, Stress
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Nothing Is Ever Easy!
Have you ever had days where everything you try to do seems to get complicated by red tape or bigger problems? Try this on for size: I go to get a routine “balance and rotation” at my local car service … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Life's curveballs, Self pity, Strange / bizarre
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End Of Summer 2012 – New England Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Here we are, amazingly in September, when just yesterday it was the beginning of June! Where did the time go? I think most (normal) people feel a twang of sadness at this time of year, saying goodbye to the sweet, long … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Grieving, Life's curveballs, Self pity, Stress
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“How Love Is Not Enough – Six Critical Factors To Evaluate” BlogTalk Radio show tonight 8/15 8:30 PM
Don’t miss my Blogtalk Radio show tonight at 8:30 PM! I’ll be discussing the six critical factors to evaluate when looking at how healthy or viable a relationship may be, and how people often delude themselves, thinking love alone will get them through. … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional safety, Intimacy, Life's curveballs, Love, Mindfulness, Negotiation
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(Almost) Giving Up
Among the 10,000 other things I’ve been working on, I’ve been writing two books for the past eight or so months. They’re the first two in a series of Couplespeak™ guides about surviving and thriving in relationships. One is done, … Continue reading
Posted in Life's curveballs, Reflection, Self care, Self talk, Stress
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Lower Your Expectations!
How often have you set yourself up for a big disappointment by counting on an experience or a situation to be a certain way? I hear about people doing this all the time. You want flowers, but they have … Continue reading
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