One evening in the spring of 2008, I was sitting at the kitchen table of my childhood home in Maryland, talking to my mom about life. I had lost more than 120 pounds and was wearing a size 6 (though I was still 10 pounds from my ultimate goal weight). I had left Maryland years before […]
There are so many ups and downs to the holiday season and so many opportunities for you to tune out what’s really important to you. Whether it is to maintain or lose weight and/or avoid credit card debt, or something else, these goals don’t need to be cast aside just because it’s the holiday season. […]
Crap in, crap out. It’s just time to stop eating crap. I know it’s obvious, but what you put in obviously affects what you get out and I am not talking about your bowels only. When you eat dead, processed, sugared, preserved crap, how could you possibly expect to feel good, lively, clear-headed and brave? […]
You’ve heard the joke that babies don’t come with manuals, right? People are usually shocked at what it’s actually like to become a parent. As a coach, I get a huge kick out of it, because it engenders great humility since full grown adults are reduced to exhausted helpless heaps, and begin to consider forgiving their […]
Did anyone feel like the holiday season came early this year? I did. Maybe it was all the candles? The slower pace? Families bonding together? Communal meals? Being grateful for heat and light? My kids being home for an entire week? THANK YOU HURRICANE SANDY. It’s too bad our “Design Your Holidays” teleseminar is coming up next […]
I know it is such a cliche, but I AM AFRAID OF INTIMACY. There I said it, and here is how I know it’s true. First of all, I almost always pick a fight with my husband if I know we’re probably going to have sex that night. I test him to the core and […]
Warning! I have a light potty-mouth. One of the most common “dumb-ass theories” I debunk is “I have to do it all myself.” Can anyone relate? Maybe in your head it sounds a little different, like: “If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself.” or “Nobody else cares or will do […]
It would be nice to have our dreams come true more often. But we don’t seem to believe in them quite enough. Actually we seem to believe in our excuses MORE than we believe in our dreams. And we pay more attention to them, too. But, when they pop up, they don’t sound like excuses; […]
Your kids. They’ve got school to teach them their educational requirements. They’ve got friends to teach them how to be social and have fun. They’ve got their extracurricular activities to teach them movement and play. And they have dozens of other messages distracting them at any moment of the day. And they have you, their […]
I’m content, even happy with my life. I give my relationship with my husband of over 40 years a 9+, my relationship with my kids, kids-in-law and grandkids, 9+, job of 24 years, 9+. I’ve got a few good friends whom I value deeply and scores of others: extended family and warm acquaintances for whom […]
The end of summer is here and fall is just around the corner. I’ve always liked this time; probably because it feels like the start of a new year. In September, kids have gone back to school, the leaves begin to turn and the weather gets cooler. There is a real change in the air. […]