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What I Learned About Happiness When I Gave Birth Without Meds. Twice.
My first experience giving birth without meds was crazy. I cried, I swore, I yelled, I called for my mom. The second time, thanks to a hypnosis training, I went into a deep relaxation between...
View Article5 No-Nonsense Steps to Conquering Information Overload
A 2009 study found that the average American consumes 34 gigabytes of content and 100,000 words of information every day, certainly more than our ancestors ever handled—the iPhone had barely been out...
View Article4 Ways to Stay Intensely Focused in the Age of Distraction
As children, we were one with each moment—crying one moment, laughing the next— always intensely present and going along with the flow of being. As a result, we had an abundance of energy and...
View ArticleHow to Say No Like a Boss: A Primer in Self-Compassion
We have all said yes when we knew better, and mostly the impact is as meaningless as eating an hors d’oeuvre just to be polite. But sometimes the impact is life-changing: saying yes to a marriage, a...
View ArticleIs Mindfulness a Racket?
A British author friend, Ruth Whipmann, author of America the Anxious, was shocked by something when she moved the US: everyone was so busy going to their mindfulness class and yoga class that they...
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Tried to Keep It Real in this Interview with MMLaFleur
I recently consulted with MMLaFleur, a wonderful woman-owned company that believes in, promotes and lives the idea of compassion at work. As part of my time there, I gave an interview for their Woman...
View ArticleWhat to Do When You’re Competing with a Friend
Research generally shows that having friends at work can increase productivity and engagement. However, a new study by Wharton researchers Julianna Pillemer and Nancy Rothbard finds that there can be a...
View ArticlePositive Teams are Way More Productive, It Turns Out.
All managers would like their teams to be more productive. Yet most companies are using the same old methods: strategic plans, goal-setting, streamlining operations, reducing inefficiency. Others are...
View ArticleBosses Who Show Vulnerability Get Ahead
One morning in Bangalore, South India, Archana Patchirajan, founder of a technology startup, called her entire staff in for a meeting. When they were all seated, she announced that she had to let them...
View ArticleHow Do You Regulate Your Emotions? Your Team’s Motivation and Kid’s Behavior...
It’s normal to experience emotions at at home or at work: frustration, anger, fear, excitement. But how you handle these feelings as a parent or leader can go a long way toward building — or...
View ArticleFour Ways to Calm Your Mind in Stressful Times
Life throws chaos at us on a regular basis—whether it’s our finances, our relationships, or our health. In the work world, around 50 percent of people are burned out in industries like health care,...
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The Pain of Loneliness and 8 Ways to Ease It
Loneliness hurts. Most of us have experienced this. Especially in this time of quarantine, many can feel lonely. With the advent of technology and social media and the ever-increasing speed of life, we...
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Social Connection Boosts Health. Even When You’re Isolated.
We are profoundly social creatures. At the root of all of our desires is a need to be loved and to belong. A sense of social connection is one of our fundamental human needs and it impacts our health,...
View ArticleLaughter Boosts Immunity, Mental Health, Learning + More. Seriously.
Exercise, sleep, diet and stress-management are critical for immunity. But there’s a lesser known way you can boost your health (plus a whole lot of other things). In these uncertain times, laughing...
View ArticleFeeling Anxious? Breathing Is Most Helpful, New Yale/Harvard Studies Show
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the USA, affecting 40 million adults. Now, during the pandemic, anxiety levels have only increased: fear of going out, grocery shopping, taking...
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