As a counselor who works with athletes, executives, and creatives, I am constantly discussing Emotional Intelligence and whether this is a weak or strong area of their lives. As I work with these intelligent leaders, we have focused on finding the strength to use their emotions to become more connected at home, work, and on the field.
Hope After a Heartbreak
It’s been said, “Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.” Making this choice leaves a person heartbroken in many instances. Most of us have experienced this at least once in our lives.
Hey Couples: Arguing is Good!
Are you concerned about your relationship because you argue pretty often? Studies suggest that arguing 1 time a week can actually be healthy for a relationship because it can open up the lines of communication.
Take Care of Yourself This Year
The New Year is a good time to think about how you will take care of yourself in 2016. We may be into February, but there’s still time to think about and make changes to how you’ll live this year.
The Challenges of Long-Term Illness
Navigating a long-term illness means journeying into the unfamiliar waters of change. These waters rise at a rapid pace, and finding one’s footing seems nearly impossible at times. You may find yourself feeling helpless amidst the rising tide. Change threatens every area of life. Your physical being is impacted as well as your emotional self. Multiple layers of change at a relentless pace can feel overwhelming.
Navigating Disordered Eating During the Holidays
The holiday season can be an especially difficult time for people who struggle with various types of eating issues: binge eating; food restricting; bingeing and purging; emotional or stress eating; food addiction; chronic dieting; food fears; and more. Because most activities from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day are food-centric, those dealing with disordered eating can be quickly overwhelmed and stressed out.
Exploring Gratitude: What We’re Thankful For
We thought it would be fun to put together a list of things that we are thankful for. It’s an exercise we often suggest to clients to broaden their view point, and help hold onto the good things in their life. We put a spin on it this time though – we made a list that didn’t include any serious things….like air, health, or life. These are just the things that we are thankful for that make life sparkle!
Friends and Connectedness: How Do I Find a BFF???
“I don’t seem to have any close friends and I’m lonely.”
I seem to hear this a lot from other women, and I’ve felt this way myself. As I have gone through various stages of my life, I’ve noticed that my friendships change: when I moved, when I changed jobs, when I went back to graduate school to change careers, and especially when my marital status changed.
Exploring Gratitude: Gratitude and Sparkle
I was doing some nerdy reading recently and stumbled on a scholarly publication called “The Journal of Happiness Studies.” Yes, please! Basically these scholars review and approve articles all related to Happiness. Turns out study after study has been done to try to break the code on how to make us happier.
The Dating Coach Answers: How Long After a Divorce Do I Wait to Date Again?
Many people seem to just be chomping at the bit to get back out there, sometimes even before the divorce is final. I’ve heard various responses to this question. One “formula” is to wait a year for every year that you were married before pursuing dating again. This seems a bit extreme, especially for those who had many years of marriage under their belt – they might not ever date again at that rate!