Making friends as an adult is tough enough when you’re familiar with your surroundings and the people in them, but transplanting to a whole new city can make it even more difficult. Whether you move with your partner, family, or alone, it takes time to build a social network and form lasting friendships. Use these…
What happens when narcissists know you’re onto them? Reactions largely depend on the person, situation, and the severity of their mental health condition. However, in nearly all cases, when a narcissist realizes you are done with a relationship, they don’t react well. The same goes when you confront them with accusations or threatening facts. Therefore,…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, that’s also true of body language. Some people don’t have the confidence to convey their feelings with words and instead use their bodies to “speak.” They might use facial expressions, body position, or wordless sounds like laughing or snorting to let you know how they…
Have you ever wondered if there’s a specific time of year that’s a better time to date and attract love? This is one of the questions that came up in my Love Accelerator Program, so I want to take some time to answer it for you in this video. Did you know that dating sites…
S.O.S.: The Creativity Imperative to Reinvent Ourselves We are living in an age of unprecedented change in the Self-Organizing System (SOS) of human civilization. Save Our Ship is an international radio code distress signal first used in 1910 by ships and airplanes calling for emergency help. Generation S.O.S. was born several years ago in New…
Why a new genre — reality marriage lit — is here to stay Originally published in Moms Don’t Have Time to Write Lisa Taddeo’s brilliant New York Times essay, “My Real Love Language is Fear,” published on the eve of Valentine’s Day, is the final nail in the marital secrecy coffin. It used to be sacrilegious to discuss the…
A few years ago at a Mental Health First Aider training day, the facilitator posed the following question to the group: “How many of you are here because you want to increase the resiliency of your employees?”. Every one of us raised a hand. The facilitator went on to ask “And how many of you…
Are successful entrepreneurs born or made? The “born vs made” debate is one that has been raging for ages, and there are a few schools of thought when it comes to this question. The first is that some people are simply born with the skills and personality traits needed to be successful entrepreneurs. They have…
There is an intriguing lifestyle that has taken me over 17 million miles around the world. Through my travels as a flight attendant, I have met people from every walk of life and experienced places and events that can only be expressed through a journey called, “Walk 17 million miles in my shoes!” Like everything,…
For a while, I had no balance with food and exercise. I was eating too much sugar and wasn’t drinking enough water or exercising. I would feel physical pain in my hips, knees, and feet. I was getting headaches, feeling low-energy, and my pain was getting in my way of cleaning the house and cooking…
