Simple Acts of Radical Noticing
March 16, 2012
By Leslie Carr Psy.D.
This article is about the simple but significant role that the act of “noticing” plays in our psychological lives. While at first blush it may seem basic, do not be fooled. Truly noticing our thoughts, feelings and behaviors is the first – and quite possibly the most important – ingredient in creating desired change. While it seems magnificently simple, it is, in fact, positively revolutionary. Now, what do I mean by “noticing” exactly? What… Read More >
Embracing the Unknown
September 22, 2011
By Leslie Carr Psy.D.
Recently in my life I have been faced with a considerable amount of uncertainty. As my partner and I decide whether we want to have children and, pending our conclusion, whether we should get married, I’m forced to confront the fact that I do not currently know what the future has in store for me. When all of this came up a couple of months ago, it was a shock for me. Until that point… Read More >
40 Hours That Are Critical To Your Health and Well-Being
September 5, 2011
By Guest Blogger
Just more than two years ago I made one of the biggest decisions in my life. My overall well-being was more positively impacted by that decision than by any other decision I’ve made. It had more of an impact than my decision to become a vegetarian and more impact than my decision to get daily exercise. Just more than two years ago I decided to quit my job. How you spend your 40 hours working… Read More >
Overcoming Obstacles with Yoga
June 16, 2011
By Guest Blogger
During the last couple of months in Perth, Australia since being back from India I have been adjusting to a lot of change in my life. There have been a couple of challenging obstacles that I wasn’t expecting, but I sincerely feel like these obstacles came into in my life for a reason. I truly feel they were in divine order. In Western culture it’s pretty common for people to get really comfortable and attached… Read More >
The Gift of Green
May 5, 2011
By Guest Blogger
By Brooke Melikidse Why do so many people wait until something hardcore has happened in their lives before a change is made? We just sail along, all easy breezy, until that one fateful day when we have a holy you-know-what moment! So many of us are walking on this road of life as if we were asleep. Not really noticing the beauty or potential around us. Our to-do lists of needless errands keep us so… Read More >
Five Lessons Tragedy Taught Me About Living
March 28, 2011
By Guest Blogger
On July 7, 2005, I stood on the crowded Piccadilly Line tube on my way to work in London. I never got to work. Minutes after leaving King’s Cross station, a bomb went off in the carriage next to where I stood, killing 26 people and injuring countless others. I ended up with claustrophobia, the lungs of a smoker and an overwhelming fear of being caught in a situation I had so little control over.… Read More >
Sharing Your Diet and Lifestyle Changes
March 3, 2011
By Guest Blogger
by Kim Kleinman Everyone wants to change, but everyone fears it, too. Changing the status quo stretches us and the people around us, and like a rubber band, SNAP! Reaction! You probably have your own issues with change. Wouldn’t it be great if the people around you would help you get past the anxiety that comes with creating a new lifestyle? Of course it would. But what can you do if the people around you… Read More >
Glad No Matter What
May 28, 2010
By Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy
After many years of resisting change and grieving losses in my life, I embarked on a journey of choosing to be – Glad No Matter What. This choice sprang from how dreadful the alternatives seemed, and also from burrowing into my own psychology for many years, and finding out that weaving the dark and the light together creates a rich, fertile “middle ground” to live in. From this middle ground came my gladness. So what… Read More >
What I Learned in the Eye of the Storm
May 11, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Emme I, like many of you, have been to the belly of the beast and have made it back to share a tale or two… all I have to say is thank you God for getting me to this day and enabling me to share my journey! I am a lymphatic cancer survivor, the mother of my energetic beautiful daughter, recently divorced and dating, selling my home of 20 years, and leaping into the… Read More >
5 Simple Ways You Can Help Protect Our Oceans
May 5, 2010
By Fabien Cousteau
As I sit on a beautiful hotel terrace in Beverly Hills, drenched in early morning sun and awaiting what is sure to be an immaculate breakfast, I ponder the blue carpet walk of the long-anticipated Disney premiere of Oceans in Hollywood. Walking alongside some very notable people, as well as some of the foremost ocean champions, was a thrill for sure and the event itself gained much needed attention for our water planet. That said,… Read More >
Redefining Success
March 4, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Jessica Goldman I have a mantra that I readily pass on to family and friends: when your life has changed, change your life. Considering how frequently I offer this advice, it would seem that I, myself, follow it loyally. But the truth is, it has taken me six years to actually put that advice into practice. A few months ago, I left my full-time desk job—complete with mid-level management title, consistent paycheck, and fancy… Read More >
