Positive Affirmations: How They’re Done

I recently read, in Women’s Health Magazine, about Christina Applegate, one of my personal heros, and how she’s recovering from her experience with breast cancer last year. According to the article, she posts positive affirmations around her house, which help her maintain her strength and positive outlook and keep stress at bay. The affirmations… Continue reading

How Do You Handle Setbacks?

The reason people quote Forrest Gump so much is because he was right. Life is like a box of chocolates. There are assorted flavors that are sweet, chewy, and sometimes nutty. We may not even like all of the chocolates in the box, but we have to deal with them.

There are many words to… Continue reading

“Precious”: Being Black in America

Some race conversations are harder than others are. At times we can talk about race with lightheartedness, and at other times, we can’t. There are reasons for that. When talk leads to a real need for change, we usually resist it.

At least those ideas felt clear to me this weekend, when I saw two… Continue reading

Can Hypnosis Help Anxiety?

Curious about hypnosis? Many people are because of the good results that people report having in erasing irrational fears and stubborn habits. Hypnosis is a serious therapeutic technique — not a parlor trick. Most people find hypnosis to be a pleasant and calming experience.

There are many areas of life that hypnosis can be… Continue reading

Are You Magnifying Your Stress?

Have you ever found yourself stressing and obsessing over something that’s happened in the past? (Actually, this is such a common experience, I should be asking, ‘When’s the last time you found yourself stressing and obsessing…”) Whether it’s a conversation gone wrong that you keep playing and replaying in your head, a financial difficulty that… Continue reading

Accelerate Your Personal Development Using Subliminal Learning

No matter what course of personal development you decide on, subliminal learning can be a huge accelerator in your growth. Subliminal learning uses techniques that allow people to learn without any conscious effort. It does this by exposing you to stimulus you’re not aware of or barely aware of such as images that flash on… Continue reading

Tips For Managing Anxiety

Fear and anxiety are part of life. It’s normal to feel anxious before you take a test or walk down a dark street. This kind of anxiety is useful — it can make you more alert or careful. It usually ends soon after you are out of the situation that caused it. But for millions… Continue reading

Happy ‘Happiness Happens’ Month!

During October, otherwise known as Emotional Intelligence Month, I pledged to bring to your awareness the numerous, more-obscure-but-still-important holidays and observances that relate to stress management. (You can read more about it here.) August is officially ‘Happiness Happens’ Month.

Many, many people are seeking happiness. And, with positive psychology, a newer branch… Continue reading

Who’s In Control of Your Emotions?

Emotional stability can be a difficult task to master. To command your emotions you need the ability to look inside yourself and pull out some of your leadership qualities to put the mind to work. Emotions are feeling-packed thoughts that stem from the heart. The heart is deceiving and will mislead the mind, thus to… Continue reading

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