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I like to make a bunch of big life changes all at once!

That's not true. I don't like to, but sometimes things seem to work out that way. Like now! I am getting my only child off to college,...

Is being a "success" the key to being happy? (Spoiler alert!)

The short answer is no; success doesn’t lead to happiness. Many of us have found that it's a myth that achieving goals will lead to...

When positive self-talk doesn't really cut it...

To me, it takes more than generic cheerleading self-talk like “You can do it!” to practice self-compassion. Sometimes, I have to...

Some days I amaze myself. On other days, I look for my phone while talking on it.

Tuesday, one of my friends texted me to see if I could chat. I said yes and immediately put the phone to my ear. He wasn't there! I...

What to do when life gets "lifey."

I feel strongly that lifey should be a word in the dictionary. It means life gets a little beyond what we think we can handle. Queue the...

We need a new word for "stress." Maybe "opportunity?"

It has seemed to me for quite some time now that everyone is always stressed! It's part of our culture. Since I moved back to the U.S....

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