How many of us see self care as being selfish? Especially women? What's going on that taking care of oneself, if you are female, is somehow considered a bad thing? Almost a dirty word? Maybe it's work ethic. Mom guilt? Perhaps it's juggling too many...
Life can be pretty stress filled anymore. Schedules are packed. The news is terrible much of the time. More and more the workplace seems to demand doing what used to be two people's workload. Even social calendars can be a source of stress. Are the...
[caption id="attachment_49576" align="alignright" width="300"] About Me[/caption] First, narcissism occurs on a continuum from healthy levels of self love to pathological views that "it's ONLY about me". Only the really more extreme levels meet criteria for narcissistic personality disorder . That's not to say that "lower...
Letting go is probably hard for most people. Or maybe that's just what those of us who struggle with it believe. Likely, some things are easier to let go of than others for almost everyone. As summer draws to a close, a whole slew of...
The definition of integrity covers two parts that sometimes seem to be talking about two different things. Integrity is "1) the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles, moral uprightness, and 2) the state of being whole, undivided." While many use the second...
Finding balance in the busy month of May can be a little challenging at times. School is getting close to being done for the year. That usually means recitals, programs, graduations, parties, thank you gifts and cards to all the people in the kids' lives,...