I received a text. Since it was a beautiful summer evening, I had hoped it would be the guy I had been dating messaging me to get together for an impromptu dinner after work. I excitedly reached for my phone. But instead of an inviting text, I read, “You don’t know me, but you are seeing my boyfriend.”
Read MoreWhat was surprising in this interview was how self-aware Dax is? Dax speaks candidly, vulnerably, and confidently (an amazing combination) that he felt “less than” quite often while dating Kate
Read MoreFearne mentions the law of attraction, but Dave said he didn’t even know he was doing the law of attraction. He thought he was doing positive thinking. But when he learned more about the law of attraction, he realized that he had been practicing LOA to achieve his dreams.
Read MoreHave you ever read about setting boundaries and tried to apply them to your life only to have to walk away from that person? But it’s okay, there’s a positive quote for that on social media, “If someone can’t respect your boundaries, remember the problem lies in them, not in you,” right?
These quotes and articles may make you feel good, but they often don’t tell the whole story.
Read MoreEvery day you see people talking on the phone while exercising outside. It’s a pretty common sight. Maybe you’re one of them too? I’m going to share with you today why I make it a hard fast rule never to talk on the phone while I’m outside exercising.
Read MoreI was having a fight with my ex-husband while we were still married. We were standing in the kitchen when he said to me, “No one is here to make you happy, Kat. You have to make yourself happy.” It wasn’t until we went through the divorce and I found my personal/spiritual growth path did I finally understand what it meant…
Read MoreDo you sometimes let things get to you?
I mean who doesn’t? We all do at times.
It could be something someone said to you. Maybe a friend, partner, relative, or co-worker. And you rehash and stew over what they said for days, perhaps even weeks.
Read MoreYou’re too nice,” my friend said. “You’re always the one letting people through, and the guy didn’t even say thank you.”
That was the response I got from my friend when I told her about my self-imposed fender bender last week. I was backing up in my garage so the other car could pass through and wound up backing right into a cement pole.
Read Moreriggered” seems like a catchphrase lately. Maybe you’ve seen it lately on social media. Someone responds to someone’s comment and says, “Triggered.” But what does it mean?
Read MoreI don’t know where we got the idea that if you’re on a personal or spiritual growth path and you meditate and do yoga, you should never get angry? As humans we are meant to feel. We have feelings for a reason. Our feelings give us a lot of information, so don’t ignore them. It’s when you don’t feel your emotions, or you live in anger all the time, that it becomes a problem. It’s how we move through our anger, sadness, and frustration and release it that is the practice of resilience.
Read MoreYou meet a guy (or girl) in person or online. You’ve been chatting for a few weeks. Things were going great. You really like them; they seemed to like you too. Maybe you went out on a couple of dates; maybe you were making your way to the first date. Then all of a sudden, they stop texting and you want to know why?.
Read MoreLike many Americans around the country, I received terrible news from my doctor that my bad cholesterol (LDL) and sugar levels (glucose) were too high.
Read MoreYou’re done.
You’ve had it.
You just can’t do it anymore.
I get it. We’ve all been there in some way, shape, or form of “I’ve had it.”
You are not alone.
Read MoreIn part 2, I share my tips on what I did to overcome these debilitating attacks without drugs. These are the very the steps I took and still take from time to time to help me manage my panic attacks and keep them at bay.
Read MoreI used to have the worst panic attacks. I’m talking my panic attacks were so bad that even lying in the safety of my warm comfy bed, at times, felt like a terrifying free-fall into an abyss. If you’ve ever had a panic attack, you know what I mean.
Read MoreIn part 2 of this two-part series, we will continue going through the 15 things that may be affecting your mental health you may not realize.
Read MoreThis month is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health has gotten a bum rap from previous old-world generations resistant to treatment calling it psychobabble or hokey. More open-minded people resistant to mental health will say things like, “Mental wellness may be for other people, but it’s not for me.” If you’re a living and breathing human being, mental wellness is for you.
Read MoreI told a friend, “Every morning, the first thing I do since this invasion started is I wake up and make sure President Zelensky is okay. Then I check on the rest of Ukraine.” I used to wake up, pray, and meditate first thing upon waking, but I can’t meditate wondering what’s going on in Ukraine.
Read MoreEven if it’s been a challenging year for you, a beautiful way to end this year and welcome the new year is by setting an intention of loving-kindness. This will help set the tone for the new year and bring good things and transformation into your life.
Read MoreThis holiday, I’m not taking things so seriously. It’s not the end of the world if a gift arrives late, my house doesn’t look Instagram perfect, and my hors’d’oeuvres aren’t Pinterest worthy.
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