Creative Success Depends on Long View
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In this podcast, we feature author Taylor Marsh, who [read more]
Podcast: Why Physical Fitness Is Key To Raising Balanced Kids
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Laura Cottam Sajbel, who is the mother of three children involved in sports, was intrigued when she met Wella Hartig, the mom of Olympian Aaron Peirsol and his sister, world-class athlete Hayley.
The result was a collaboration [...]
Aging With Grace: Skip Over Your Stumbling Blocks
It’s strange how, when you least expect it, your life is redirected because of a chance meeting.
As a mental health professional, I do many groups, seminars, workshops and presentations that put me in touch with many people.
This particular [...]
Podcast: Take Control Of Your Health NOW!
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Andrew Johnston is the author of Holistic Strength Training for Triathlon, a former professional cyclist, the first Leukemia Survivor to qualify for and finish the Hawaii Ironman World Championships, as well as to win an Iron [...]
Flights Of Fancy: Tips For Keeping Hummingbirds Happy, Healthy & In Your Garden!
I love humming birds.
How they flit and chirp and never seem to sit still. If time permitted, I’d spend a whole day watching them.
Living in Southern Cal, if this was a realistic aspiration, I would be able to do just that.
According to [...]
Podcast: Hollywood Health & Beauty Expert’s Guide To Vitality
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Hollywood’s Health & Beauty Expert, Loa Blasucci, is the Award winning author of All Health’s Breaking Loose, and the originator of Mind and Body Sculpting.
Loa is a Sports Nutritionist, Fitness and Beauty Expert and [...]
Podcast: Mega Nutritious Meals For The Modern Family
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Tina Ruggiero is an award winning nutrition expert, registered dietician, on-air nutrition personality for the national morning talk showDaytime on NBC, and a nutrition and health writer for the Tampa Tribune where she covers [...]
Erase And Replace
Stress fighter tip #4. Putting in a new tape.
Often when buying an electronic CD or cassette player one of the features we like to have is a device that will play the tape over and over again. Something like that may work for our favorite music [...]
Weight Loss Supplements
Every day someone comes to me with a question about the latest weight loss fad.
Garcinia cambogia, acai, and green coffee extract are just the latest in a long line of hundreds of other supplements people have tried for quick weight loss over [...]
How A Person Can Overcome Embarrassing Media Reports
Many people in the public eye sometimes have to deal with embarrassing media reports which can cause a lot of problems.
As an author of a popular managing fear book, here are a few tips I use on dealing with these kinds of media reports.
The [...]
Therapy As Creation, Not Compost!
Some therapists and clients think that therapy is only a compost bucket.
Tell the therapist how bad life is and get better. Dig up the details on a past trauma and feel healed. This is not true. As you emphasize what is wrong with your life, [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Kicking The Habit Part Deux: The Electronic Cigarette
As promised, here is a recap of our girls’ trip to Michigan, which was supposed to be our second effort to quit smoking.
Most of Michigan has banned smoking in public places, and since we girls find ourselves in a lot of them during Michigan [...]
How I Reduce My Anxieties And Fears Of Driving
I noticed that many people drive really fast nowadays while I tend to drive near the speed limit.
It can be very stressful having people fly by you on the road.
Here are some techniques I try to use to help reduce my anxieties of driving without [...]
How Acupuncture Can Help Heal Your Life And Your Body
Imagine that your body is a house with all sorts of electrical systems in place.
Not all of them are on at the same time. When you turn on a light switch it allows the electricity to flow in that part of your house. This is how acupuncture works. [...]
How Running Calms My Anxiety
I started running five years ago to get my body and my heart fit and healthy.
But there has been an unexpected benefit as well – a more peaceful mind. Having been an anxious person since childhood, I was willing to try many things to reduce [...]
Stephany’s Fashionation – Be Healthy In Style
Before Part 2 with Joanna Steven, an update on my latest Fashionation.
Along my summer’s “remineralizing” journey toward health and wellness, some days I’m terrible, and on others I do it in style. What does that mean? It means pursuing [...]
A Stroll Down “Memory Lane” Shows Signs Of Wellness For The Brain!
Finally! I feel absolutely vindicated for being the nostalgic, hopeless romantic that “lives in the past” frequently revisiting those “Good Old Days,” and now I know why!
Are you a “Frequent Flier” to thoughts [...]
Reduce Your Health Risks By 50%
A recent article in the Harvard Women’s Health Watch Newsletter touted the health benefits of strong relationships and the importance of them not only for our well-being but also to enhance longevity.*
The newsletter states that “dozens [...]
Humor: Got Some?
Humor/laughter helps us at every level of life – physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and psychological.
But, don’t we already know this?
Somehow, we think that since we are adults we have to be serious, all of the time.
A good [...]
How To Balance Your Fame, Success & Your Relationships
Many successful people sometimes have a difficult time managing their fame and relationships.
As an author of a managing fear book, here are some suggestions I came up with on how to not let fame ruin your relationships.
The first thing I recommend [...]
Get On The Fast Track To A New You
Eating is essential to life.
But did you know that fasting (not eating or eating very little for stretches of time) is just as important?
People have been fasting for religious purposes for centuries; it’s only recently that fasting has become [...]
Tips On How To Deal With A Difficult Client
Many successful professionals occasionally have to work with difficult clients.
Since the client is your source of income, it can be difficult to not to get them upset which could lead to a loss of business and your reputation.
The most important [...]
6 Easy Ways To Keep Fit On A Daily Basis
Everywhere you look these days, people are talking about fitness, healthy eating, and staying in shape.
We’re bombarded with information and news about food quality, GMOs, the war on obesity, and Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Program geared [...]
The Midlife Sage Says: Water the Artificial Flowers
This week I visited Mom at her care facility, and we enjoyed a bland, soft-food lunch in the pleasant dining room.
During the meal she dumped her water glass into the vase of plastic flowers on the table, explaining that the blossoms lasted [...]
How Successful People Deal With The Pressure From Their Fans
As an author of a managing fear book, I can find it stressful to deal with the pressure of my fans.
Here are some suggestions I came up with on how to manage the stresses and anxieties of making your fans happy.
The most important thing to [...]
How Can I Be 50, When I Still Feel 25?
Where did the years go?
Wasn’t it just yesterday that I was considered the youngster in the crowd? Somehow the years kept creeping along and now I have a 30-year-old daughter who looks at me as if I’m an old fogey.
I tell her that [...]
Getting Rid Of The “Yuckies”
I was straightening up the linen closet and found a baby blanket that my mom had given to me years ago.
It’s a blanket that my twin brother and I had in London, UK where we were born.
I teared up as I unfolded it, and let a few more tears [...]
Three Actions Of Highly Productive Creators
We can all have those days when we just can’t get things done.
There may be too many distractions or we’re just too darn distractible. Either way you can use these three actions to work smarter and be most productive. Get to work.
Don’t [...]
When Facing Cancer, Compassionate, Caring Touch Matters
I first heard the word cancer when I was nine.
No, it was not pertaining to a grandparent or an elderly family friend. It pertained to my cousin, who was 11. She aspired to become a doctor.
She knew this was her calling since she was five. She [...]
The Midlife Sage Says: Colonoscopies Redefine The Term “Old Farts”
The good news: I lost several pounds in 24 hours.
The bad news: a stranger inserted a camera at least a mile up my fanny and then she charged me $1,500 for the privilege. But the procedure known as a colonoscopy could save my life.
Because I [...]
Where Does It Irk Ya, Baby?
As a reinvention expert, I am often honored to lead others on a path of self-discovery as they embark on the next chapter in their lives.
Among other exercises, one I highly recommend for those who “don’t have a clue” as to what they want [...]
A Lesson From Travis Alexander
I got sucked into the drama of the ongoing Jodi Arias capital murder trial.
If you haven’t been following it, the thrust is Jodi savagely murdered her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, by stabbing him 29 times, shooting him in the head, and [...]
How To Get The Most Out Of Going To Rehab
Use the advice given to you!
Many people who enter rehab for various mental health issues sometimes do not know how to take advantage of the advice given to them.
Many of these people go to rehab multiple times and still are not sure how to [...]
We Are What We Do!
These 5 words introduce a powerful message…WE ARE WHAT WE DO.
We aim to obtain a recognized and lovable identity wherever we go and whatever we do, so how can we get there and link our actions to achieve the identity we want to have?
This [...]
Resisting What We Want
Now, why would anybody resist what they want?
That just doesn’t make any sense! Yet we do it all the time.
Take Tony. He’s a busy executive who is on the road a lot. An ex-collegiate basketball star, Tony believes in fitness and good [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Kicking The Habit
Okay, we all know it’s not cool and that it’s very, very bad for our health, so five or six of our Tuesday girls decided it was time to quit smoking.
Some of us had smoked for years, others only more recently, and yet others only [...]
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