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How to Stress Yourself Out This Season: Shop Until You Drop

by Debra Smouse | Nov 18, 2019 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track

As I write you this love note, the Thanksgiving leftovers have been put away. And we’re still too full to have our pie. I wanted to do a quick check of my email, mainly because I know if I don’t, my inbox is is going to stress me out. Yes, thanks to...

Three Easy Ways to Boost Confidence in Yourself So You Can Be Happier

by Debra Smouse | Oct 17, 2018 | Tricky Situations

Would it surprise you to hear that the sometimes the thing holding you back from being happy is YOU? No, I’m not saying that you are deliberately trying to be unhappy. What I’ve learned from experience and from my clients is that a lack of self-confidence interferes...

Happiness Being Sabotaged? Build a Bonfire.

by Debra Smouse | Aug 11, 2015 | Life's Lessons

Last week I shared a little history of my personal experiences with journal writing, including the time my mother found and destroyed all the journals I’d kept from childhood through college. Even if you haven’t been in the exact same situation, I’m...

Choose to Pursue Your Happiness

by Debra Smouse | Jul 1, 2015 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All

It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating a new year, yet here we are halfway through the year. For those of us in the United States, the 4th of July Holiday celebrating Our Nation’s Birth and independence marks the down-slide side of summer. So let me ask: are...