When everything falls apart – Turn Pain into Purpose
Have you ever felt like a part of life came crashing down and there was nothing you could do about it? Me too. I found out Monday that the radio show I'm regularly on abruptly went off the air – no explanation, no “here's what's next,” nothing. At first I went into shock. I searched everywhere to hear that […]
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Monday SPARK: Stop Being So Harsh On Yourself!
What if you told yourself that you're awesome instead? This week, I want you to practice saying as many empowering, nice things as you can to yourself, and I'm going to practice too. The truth is that my brain can be brutal. My mom was always concerned that I beat myself up, and if you're like a […]
Read MoreMonday SPARK: Be Intentional
Intention Directs Attention, Which Dictates ACTION Your SPARK for this week: Set Intentions. This weekend was Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year. It's our holiday to reflect and re-calibrate with our heart, soul, and purpose. Life gets so chaotic, so busy that often it controls you instead of you controlling it. If […]
Read MoreMaking A Difference: How To Be A Change Agent
When I felt stuck in my career, I yearned to make a difference. My heart ached to do something that mattered. But I had no idea what to do, and any idea I had felt too BIG and too out of reach – so I did nothing. Maybe you can relate. But since then, I've […]
Read MoreStarting Over
Hi friend, You can start over again. You can decide that today is a new day. You can choose what you do and how, no matter what's going on in life. You can love yourself and your life right now by APPRECIATING WHAT IS. That's the message that came through loud and clear on my […]
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Making Changes
Good morning friend! If you could change anything in your life, what would it be? So what's stopping you? I'm typing to you from a Bed & Breakfast where I'm hosting a client for a VIP Intensive to help her step into her full power. When we planned this months ago, I had no idea […]
Read MoreShe Finally Feels Happy
“And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.” – Unknown Have you ever had an experience so incredible that it was hard to put into words? An experience so beautiful and […]
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Don't Let Your Dreams Die With You
7 years ago, my friend Ed drowned to death, and I couldn't save him. I dedicate this post to him. It was a beautiful July morning, just 5 weeks before I was heading off to graduate school for Positive Psychology to finally pursue my dreams. My friend Ed had never been on a boat, and […]
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The 1st Step to Being Empowered
If you could solve any problem in the world, what would it be? This weekend, I was in Montreal with hundreds of people at the International Positive Psychology Association conference who dedicate their lives to answering this question. Karen unexpectedly lost her husband at a young age. She wanted to die with him, but with […]
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