I’m reminded in my positive psychology course that our brains have a negativity bias. For good reason, the psychologists say. Our ancestors, the theory goes, would have gotten mauled or starved to death if they didn’t see the world as a scary, dangerous place. I would love to think of…
When I was 10 I decided I was too old to sleep with a nightlight. As a budding young psychologist, or having some intuitive sense, or, really, who knows how I came to this: I devised an ingenious plan to wean myself off my nighttime companion. I found an extension…
What would you do if you knew you could not fail? I love this question. Or, I used to love it. It invites you to dream big. Well, gee, if I couldn’t fail, I’d run for president and fix this country! The question suggests you might stop worrying about failure…
What’s in your post-holiday grocery cart? If you’re like the average person, the groceries in your cart after New Year’s Resolution time includes 55% more spent on food and twice as many calories per serving purchased. That’s according to a 2014 study. What’s going on here? Consumers purchased not only more…
I am good at helping clients create concrete and achievable goals for themselves. We do this at the end of every session. Yet as 2019 approached, I got totally carried away in my own New Year’s Resolutions. I proclaimed, this year I’m going to get into the best shape of…
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Day 2, 12/27/18: A.M. Weigh in +1.4 lb (lost 1lb)! Today’s Plan: Intermittent Fasting Variation To keep up the momentum in the right direction (and early success was a significant factor in individual weight loss overall success) I’m going to try a smaller time window for eating. This is a…
Did you add “mass” this holiday season. I did. And not the liturgical kind. Of course, as a health coach, I know better. If you’ve had the same experience, you probably also know better. Do you feel disappointed and drained of your usual energy and vitality like I do? From…
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Recently a client handed me a printout of a blog she’d found online: several pages touting benefits of a Paleo Anti-Inflammatory Diet, as well as suggestions on how to follow the diet. Should she follow the advice? As her health coach, it is not for me to prescribe a diet nor…
