In Tina Lifford’s book “The Little Book of Big Lies”, she reminds us that we are “never to ignore a person who loves you, and misses you…especially if that person is your Self”. (2019, p. 93) The inner fitness practice to help us begin this life changing behavior is to... READ MORE

What does it mean to be empowered? What keeps you from feeling empowered? How do others seem to be so self-confident? What will it take for you to be a strong decision-maker? What is the secret to becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling your life and a... READ MORE

Many of the clients we have been treating actually claimed to enjoy the quarantine…at first.  So many drawers and garages and filing cabinets were being organized.  Rooms were being painted and patios pressure washed. Books were being read and movies watched.  At first it was fun... READ MORE

In this current COVID-19 environment, we must have strong and powerful principles for navigating through the crisis. What we are witnessing can be seen as panic when people begin to forget their fellow man, the community, and begin to hoard the supplies that we all need.  That is... READ MORE

Why is it so hard to apologize?  Why is it so hard to accept and acknowledge responsibility for our words or actions?  It takes an emotionally mature and stable person to do just that.  To admit wrong, stop blaming circumstances or others and just own our “stuff”. Professor... READ MORE

Dear Shame, I am writing this letter to tell you that it is time to pry your sharp claws out of my brain and sever this unhealthy relationship between you and I. In the past, when I have tried to move away from you, those claws only dug in and caused pain. It was less painful to... READ MORE

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip. You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you’ll get the point… Name the five... READ MORE