Are You Hungry… or Perhaps Thirsty?
Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life. ~William Blake Too often we reach for something to eat when, in fact, we are thirsty. How do we know the difference, especially when we feel like eating and do not desire to drink? So, the age-old question is, how do we know the difference between hunger and thirst? What are the consequences if we miss the thirst signal? And is...
AI and Your Mental Health
You are that which you are seeking. ~Saint Francis It’s predicted artificial intelligence (AI) will change psychology/psychotherapy from how the practitioner analyzes data in studying human behavior to how they deliver interventions and interact with their patients. There’s a great deal of concern in how AI will change many aspects of therapy, causing some resistance and alarm. There’s no doubt...
How’s Your Intuition Working For You?
It is impossible to learn that which one thinks one already knows. ~Epictetus Did you ever get that gut feeling about something and ignore it, only to learn it was a warning or an important direction? If so, you are not alone. We all have this internal hunch about things. This nudge is your intuition. Intuition is a deep understanding or insight about something, often without conscious...
Does Your Vacation Turn into an Eating Frenzy?
All that you achieve and all that you fail to achieve is the direct result of your own thoughts. ~James Allen I recently got back from an amazing 10-day vacation with my son, wife and their two twin toddlers. I started off as the nanny so they could attend a destination wedding in the Mackinac Island in Michigan followed by a road trip to Wautoma, Wisconsin. Some say vacations are a time to...
Aging Gracefully
There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. ~Sophia Loren Many people fear aging, that it’s the end of happiness and fun activities. I say, aging is a mindset. WE can age gracefully if we believe we can. There was a time, especially...
The Food and Mood Connection
One way to eat that promotes a positive outcome with foods is the Mediterranean diet, hands down it’s overall, healthy, high-quality dietary pattern not only for promoting a more stable mood but also an overall reduction in chronic health conditions.
Why Can’t I Stop Eating?
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice. George Eliot So, you ask yourself, ‘Why can’t I stop eating?’ or ‘What’s wrong with me? I’m eating a tremendous amount of food—when I’m not even hungry?’ Did you ever consider you may have an eating disorder and/or food addiction? Okay, it’s harsh to even consider the idea. Nobody wants to be “labeled” with a disorder let alone an...
Who Are You, Really?
You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself. ~Harvey S. Firestone Oftentimes, we walk through life with a mask on our authentic self. We pretend to be something we think someone wants us to be. But it leaves us feeling empty and fake. Perhaps you suffer from the imposter syndrome. You’re not feeling real. You put forth a you that you don’t quite feel is you—that soon,...
What is Your Obsession?
Our Imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future. ~Charles F. Kettering Are you obsessed? Most of us have some sort of obsession from time to time. But some obsessions take hold in a way that disrupts the quality of life; and that’s not the obsession anyone wants. What are obsessions? Obsessions are thoughts, images, or ideas that won’t go away. They are unwanted and...
Giving Feels Good!
Giving is better than receivingbecause giving starts the receiving process. ~Jim Rohn An Excerpt fromRelease Your Obsession with Money: Heal from the Inside Out Money, money, money—it seems to take on a power greater than its reality. A funny thing about money is that the more you give away, the more that flows back to you. As the great motivator Jim Rohn wrote, Giving is better than...