Shortly after my divorce, a girlfriend jokingly suggested we cover all the mirrors in my house. She had noticed that every time I passed a mirror or reflective surface, I turned my head to look. As we laughed and chatted about this habit, we realized I wasn’t...
A New Year is upon us and traditionally we see it as an opportunity to turn over a new leaf, create new habits and start fresh. It’s one of the reasons we are drawn to creating goals, resolutions and intentions this time of year – because everyone else is doing...
Though it may be a little politically incorrect, I believe that all women have an Inner Sex Kitten inside of them. You may pooh-pooh this idea as silly, crazy or sexist. But let me tell you something, darling: my personal experiences as well as well as the results my...
One of the complaints I hear often from folks is that here is a disconnect between the kind of life they want to live and the life they are actually living. Sometimes, it’s the smallest of things that make them aware of the disconnect. Other times, something big...
Once upon a time, I believed that I could fix my life (and my first marriage) by getting skinny, making a lot of money and surrounding myself with stuff. I created unrealistic ideals of how life would be “perfect” if I could just get “there.” And I believed...
Once we’re beyond the rush of Christmas, it’s not unusual to feel a little let-down. Those post holiday blues, so to speak. But the thing is, often women feel something beyond the blues. It’s as if you give and give to everyone else, but by the time...
If you’re a fan of The Big Bang Theory, you probably remember all the agreements Sheldon, played by Jim Parsons, creates with the people in his life. It helps create solid boundaries, understandings, and seeks to diffuse conflict before it even begins. That, in...