by Debra Smouse | Nov 12, 2024 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
With a childhood in the 70’s and an adolescence in the 80’s, I grew up with the song from the Enjoli ad in my head as the mantra about what a modern woman should be. As the sexy blonde sang about how you can have it all, fueled by the magic 24-hour perfume, I bought...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 17, 2024 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
The election cycle is fraught with stress, isn’t it? Even some of the wisest people I know are feeling worn out, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Even those folks that have done a lot of self-development work are just too tired to manage the basics of self-care. Who...
by Debra Smouse | May 31, 2024 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
If you want to know what’s standing in the way between you and a happier life, I’d tell you it’s a combination of those big life events that add to the stress of life. And all the little irritants. Sometimes, those small things add more to feeling...
by Debra Smouse | May 22, 2024 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
If there is a feeling I know intimately, it’s fear. As a child, I was afraid of the dark and slept with my closet light on. I closed the closet door, of course, because the open space and shadows coming from the closet were scary, too. A tiny sliver of light, however,...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 28, 2023 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
Want to know what I’m hearing a lot this month? Folks just aren’t in the holiday spirit. It’s been a tough year. And the holidays are making it even rougher. Because, not only have they fallen away from regular routines. The old traditions that used...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 4, 2022 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
When we find ourselves in a challenging season of life, it’s imperative to find tools that allow us to feel more whole, a greater sense of comfort, and extend a semblance of grace towards ourselves. And others. Whether the season is something that’s...
by Debra Smouse | Oct 17, 2020 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track, Tricky Situations
To say that the last year was different is an understatement. Most of the women I talk to confess to throwing most of their self-care out of the window due to demands on managing their families, their homes, and their work during the pandemic. And, darling, it’s...