Self Care – Marriage & Family Therapist, Author and Straight from the Heart TV host

8 Behaviors That Will Increase the LOVE in Your Life

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How Long of a Read: 6 minutes Why does it seem so easy for others to find and connect with their soulmate but so pull-your-hair-out complicated for you? Love isn’t about searching for and finally finding something or someone out there to unlock the doors to your heart. Love is abundant in the world and all you need to know is how to tap into it. When you do, you will never feel alone and will bask in the glow of love, always.

The Importance of Drinking Water

How Long of a Read: 3 minutes Straight from the Heart Taking Care Of Your Self Series Drinking water, and lots of it, is the single most important key to building healthy body esteem. Why? Because, when we increase our water consumption, our bodies are properly hydrated and we don’t retain fluids. Drinking more water actually lessens abdominal bloating and fluid retention…

Creating a Comfort List & Pleasure Program

How Long of a Read: 3 minutes In our work centered culture, too many of us look towards work for the meaning and fulfillment we desire. It’s time to remember that your life is not only about your work. We have to learn how to de-program our “on alert” status which ultimately leads to burnout. Knowing how to comfort yourself is self-empowering…

Life Reboot: 9 Strategies to Deal with Change, Shake Ups and Stressors

How Long of a Read: 4 minutes Life Reboot: 9 Strategies to Deal with Change, Shake Ups and Stressors When we are hit hard with a BIG life change, expected or unexpected, it is stressful to say the least. When we are young, we intuitively know how to calm ourselves, be it holding our blankie, sucking our thumb, crying, or reaching…

Breaking Up During the Holidays- 12 Tips for Bringing Back Your Joy

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How Long of a Read: 5 minutes Breaking Up During the Holidays- 12 Tips for Bringing Back Your Joy This year, instead of a house filled with delight and stockings full of gifts, home for the holidays is taking on a new meaning. Your relationship has been given its walking papers, and suddenly, all you want for the holidays is…

It’s Over! 10 Tips for Turning Your Break Up into a Breakthrough

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How Long of a Read: 5 minutes It’s Over! 10 Tips for Turning Your Break Up into a Breakthrough You just got dumped, or maybe you broke up with someone. You just want to curl up and retreat from the world. It doesn’t matter if it was a long-term relationship, a short-lived cyber affair, an unrequited love or a good friends-with-benefits arrangement.…