Five Tips for Establishing & Maintaining Healthy Boundaries
March 1, 2012
By Guest Blogger
One of the most common questions I am asked as a mental health professional and someone living with and healing from a “chronic and progressive” neurological disease, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD/CRPS), is how to establish, maintain and enforce (when needed) healthy interpersonal boundaries. This topic is especially important when one is living with chronic, acute and/or terminal illness because unhealthy interpersonal relationships and stressful life events can flare up and even aid… Read More >
Gemini Full Moon/Total Lunar Eclipse: Connection, Communication and Completion
December 12, 2011
By The AstroTwins
December 10, 2011 - Speak your mind! This Saturday brings the Gemini full moon, one of the year’s peak moments for expressing yourself. Gemini is the sign of communication—the zodiac’s talkative Twins—and full moons are all about bringing things into the open. There could be some interesting declarations and confessions. Expect illuminating moments over the weekend, and maybe even a little TMI (too much information), as people are feeling pretty loose-lipped. Hmmm … did you really… Read More >
How I Handle Criticism
October 7, 2011
Recently, I received an email from a reader who has a deep desire to play big in her life and career. There’s only one problem, she’s terrified of the type of criticism she might receive if she really puts herself out there. “Kris, how do you navigate the good, bad and ugly?” What a fantastic question! First and foremost, I’ve cultivated a sacred relationship with myself. I literally have my own back, and I’m an… 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 >
Putting the “Me” in Media
January 5, 2011
By Elizabeth Castoria
Hi there! I don’t know if we’ve met, but I’m the media. (OK, fine, I’m not all of it, but I am definitely one teeny tiny part. Jon Stewart, Anderson Cooper and Jane Velez-Mitchell are in here somewhere, too.) So often people talk about “the media” and its influence on our society and culture as though it was a singular entity and a really mean one. It feels like the media is basically the equivalent… Read More >
Be a listener not a fixer
October 8, 2010
Recently, I stumbled upon a big ole pot of wisdom after doing some inner detective work and reflecting on the lessons I’ve learned through my fabulous coaching practice. It’s pretty simple. People don’t want you to fix them. They want you to LISTEN. Not only is being a fixer-upper a drag for others, it’s a major energy drain for you. My friends and family don’t need me digging into their business night and day, they… Read More >
Harnessing the Internet for Hope and Support
May 17, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Sona Mehring How can I best help my good friends and their soon-to-be-born (way too soon!) baby girl? That was the question I faced back in 1997, when those friends told me they would be delivering their daughter at just 23 weeks. My friends were going to be isolated in the hospital for weeks, if not months, and they faced the overwhelming task of letting everyone know the latest news. This gave me an… Read More >
