What Anxiety is Trying to Tell You and Why You Must Listen 

Sitting on my counselor’s couch working through what I thought was a setback last summer, it felt comfortably familiar, curiously reminiscent of the Central Perk couch in Friends.  Through tears,…

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3 Crucial Questions for Wisdom in Difficult and Everyday Circumstances

"I want to know if you’re the real deal...” questions the Jason Bourne-like CIA guy. Dropped in the desert under the cover of night after gaining clearance, he joined me…

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A Proven Practice to Manage Holiday Stress and Anxiety

As I lay there, barely able to tolerate the steamy heat swirling about me, focusing became increasingly difficult. Claustrophobic, I tried to remain calm in my body. Then it happened.…

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Strategies to Slow Down and Destress This Holiday Season

The week a particularly emotional one, not for myself but for a loved one experiencing a number of physical maladies recently, I processed with my intuitive counselor. She confirmed the…

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Holiday Rhythms to Manage Stress and Anxiety

Lying in the dark on my sweat-soaked mat, I tried to quiet my mind during the closing moments of yoga class.  A regular practice of most yoga classes, I didn’t…

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