This month’s focus on self-care is the perfect opportunity to take care of things we may have been putting off.  One thing I think we all may be guilty of putting off is getting our teeth cleaned and examined. This is a very important aspect of self-care because our teeth are a calling card....

December is one of the busiest months of year, and usually filled with social commitments that make it easy for self-care to go by the wayside. All of this makes December the perfect month to renew our commitment to self-care. A centerpiece of good self-care is a good night’s sleep. Research into sleep informs...

Last week, the work to imagine your “best self” may have brought out things that you don’t like about yourself or feel ashamed of. That is natural, and this week’s work helps put that information to use. If nothing came up last week, that’s ok too. This week, we are looking at what we...

The first two weeks of November, we focused on who we are and what we are proud of. It feels natural that this week, we focus on who we want to be. We can begin to feel that who we are is out of our control or down to our circumstances. I believe that...

This week continues the journey of self-discovery. Last week, we began our discussion of the different ways people are primed. Knowing how you are primed allows you to gain a deeper understanding of why you think the way you do. It also allows you insights into how best to increase your happiness. This week’s...

A big part of happiness is knowing who you are. Knowing yourself allows you to know whether you are positively, negatively, or neutrally primed. I’m not talking about optimism or pessimism. I’m talking about our ability to bounce back and let go. People who are negatively primed have a difficulty bouncing back and will...