How great would it feel to be free of other people’s negativity or drama? The good news is that greater calm and happiness are entirely possible.  But we can’t wait for others to change. It’s up to us to protect our peace, and it’s not as hard as we may think. Today I’m going to give you 5 ways to get there, and you will love the new freedom that you feel.

One of my all time favorite quotes from Viktor Frankl: “Between stimulus and response, there...

Post-Traumatic Growth, PTG, is all about going through something harrowing, but instead of it flattening you, it can make you bounce back stronger, have greater meaning, and make you feel more alive. Sound good? 

Can Trauma make you stronger?  The answer is yes. Even after severe stress and crippling trauma (Big T, Little t)  even after grief and loss, there's a growing number of people who don’t just return to their base level before the traumatic incident, they...

Would you be surprised to know that according to research, 57 percent of women and 43 percent of men are overthinkers? The good news is that, according to research at University of Michigan,  it does get better with time. “73 percent of 25-35 year-olds overthink compared to 52 percent of 45-55 year-olds and just 20 percent of 65-75 year-olds.” And the really good news is that it’s a habit and like any other habit, it can be dealt with. Today here are 5 strategies...

I just read an article from Greater Good Science Center (a great resource) that reported that around the world almost a quarter of people 15 years old or older reported being very or fairly lonely. It also quoted a study that found “midlife Americans were much lonelier than their British and European counterparts.” Interesting. And it’s getting worse. Today we’ll unpack the reasons why, and explore what to do to make things better.

Are you ever lonely? For most...

Want more happiness?  Get more awe and wonder in your life. If you’ve ever witnessed an eclipse, stood in the dark under a starlit sky, or witnessed the breathtaking magic of a double rainbow, you have unintentionally but fully, entered one of the most amazing states a human can enter: a state of awe.

It can happen in a concert when you are totally immersed in the music, when you are moved deeply by a painting or poem, seeing a baby born, or staring at a majestic view from a...

What does happiness mean to you? Happiness is a lot of things to a lot of people, It’s a  perspective, it’s something we can train our brain towards, and it’s also a habit. The happiest or most peaceful people, share some similar qualities. Today, I wanted to give them to you in the form of 10 tips  to embrace midlife and Be Happier.  See which ones you already have, and which you want to dial up:

The happiest people:

Explore their creativity or...

Happiness is a perspective, and it is also a habit. it's more instinctive than you may think.  

Have you noticed that as we get older, we may be changing some old, ingrained habits, and we really don’t care nearly as much about some of the things that bothered us before.

• Like what will other people think.
• Like getting everything on our to do list done.
• Like exhausting ourselves to please all the people in our life.
• Things are shifting...

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So what’s the deal with eye bags? For some people it’s hereditary, but I never had eye bags until a month or 2 ago, so I’m kinda curious. Where did they come from? What am I doing or not doing to have these show up? Maybe you’ve asked the same questions.

Today, I want to share the best of what I’ve found in Face Yoga as well as some very unexpected but highly recommended remedies. Let’s jump in.

The things that bring this on, it turns out are:...

I looked in the mirror recently, and noticed some new lines! From the sides of the nose to the jaw area. What's up with that? I accept my wrinkles and completely appreciate the gift of getting older - that's 100%. But if Face Yoga can strengthen the the muscles below the skin, and improve elasticity, I'm in. 

So, what are those lines? Nasolabial folds, sometimes called smile lines are from the side of  the nose to the corner of the mouth. Marionette lines are...

Do you know how when we worry or frown, we tend to scrunch our eyebrows together?  In time, if that is our habit, (and it is for so many, with all the stress around) we end up with these "11 lines" between our eyebrows (some even call it resting bitch face!) It doesn't have to be this way. 

Though this is one of the zones that botox targets,  there are other ways such as Face Yoga to help ease the 11 lines. Just as the body is reshaped through...