Let’s Manage Our Stress Before the Holidays Kick in…
This week’s post is my short version of an article by my friends Odette and Michelle at Organic Soul. For the full version of this post, click here. Odette and Michelle promote healthy living much...
View ArticleEconomy Goes Down, Health Goes Up
Today’s article is a guest post by my friend and colleague, Jeremy McCarthy. Jeremy is a former personal trainer who started to study psychology over 20 years ago, and he is a large supporter of the...
View ArticleCan You Think Your Way to a Thinner You?
One of my coaching clients – let’s call her Nadine, see her testimonial here – once asked me what I thought of using positive affirmations to lose weight. Will repeating “I am losing weight every day”...
View ArticlePlease Don’t Be Normal
Have you ever noticed that what we consider to be normal today is really anything but? Normal usually means sleep-deprived, overfed yet under nourished, overstressed and inactive. Let’s take a closer...
View ArticleHow Does Exercise Calm and Stimulate at the Same Time?
While there is no mistake that exercise is good for our health, it is easy to get confused about whether it is a stimulant or a relaxant. We tell clients not to exercise too close to bedtime because...
View Article4 Free Ways to Kick-Start a Wellness Culture
Health promotion strategies aren’t enough. What we need is a wellness culture. Imagine working in this context: banking company headquartered in the North East of the US, shortly after a few layoffs,...
View ArticleWill Thanksgiving Stress You Out or Calm You Down?
I’d like to start today with a mini self-diagnostic. On scale of 1 to 5 where 1 = never and 5 = nonstop, how often do you feel… ― Irritable, impatient, angry ― Fearful, defensive ― Anxious, stressed,...
View ArticleTake Control of Workplace Stress
If you have seen my September Psychology Today article, Can Workplace Stress Make You Fat?, then you already know about some of the health risks and benefits of low and high career well-being. Then...
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