“When you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.” Tom Stoppard, British playwright
This quote came from Bethenny Frankel’s book, A Place of Yes. Many people get stuck in their lives because they’re carrying around baggage from childhood. Everyone has some type of mental garbage from childhood. Yes, some childhoods are much, much worse [...]

Some of my clients are reluctant to let go of certain things, jobs, and people in their lives because of fear. They’re afraid of what will happen if they have to deal with life without X. My worst fear was the idea of losing my father. I thought I’d be alone and that I wouldn’t [...]

This information is from eHarmony Advice on eHarmony.com. I’ve never been married but I have been in serious relationships. I can say without a doubt that this advice is definitely worth taking seriously.

1. He’s transparent.

Nothing is more toxic to new relationships than the nagging feeling there is more to your partner than meets the eye. [...]

This on is from an article by Dr. Andrew Weil called “How can I cure my anxiety without drugs?”. It’s from the March 2011 issue of Prevention magazine.
Here, in brief, are Dr. Weil’s suggestions. (For the full article, read Prevention magazine.)
Go Herbal. Try Kava and Passionflower. These may be the most effective anit-anxiety herbs. Some [...]

This one is from the February 28, 2011 issue of OK Magazine. (Yes, I know it’s only the 18th but this is how these magazines are dated.)
Patti Stanger is known for her tough love approach on her show The Millionaire Matchmaker. She has a book that you can find in the Reading Annex section of [...]

I’m reading the January/February 2011 issue of Men’s Health Magazine. Here’s an interesting tidbit I just came across.
Women prefer calm men, and can sense a man’s calm just by looking at his face, a study from Scotland found. Researchers measured levels of testosterone and cortisol, a stress hormone, in college-age men ad took their pictures. [...]

This information is from an eharmony article. (I’m going to paraphrase in order to shorten this up a bit.)
1) You’re Not Chasing the Relationship’s Potential. The basic idea is that you’re not waiting for something to happen in order for you to be happy in the relationship. For example, hoping the person will get over [...]

I’ve blogged a few times about the power of counting your blessings. Write down 3 to 5 gratefuls a day for a month and you’ll definitely feel happier. In fact, you’ll feel a huge difference in about 2 weeks if you do this consistently. Thinking about what we have and focusing on all of the [...]

I had an appointment with a new doctor last week. He seems like a great doctor and a good guy but I felt a bit unsure about him. Why? It was because of his weak handshake. When I was growing up, my father always told me how much he disliked anyone who had a limp [...]

Many of you have heard about the “Law of Attraction”. It’s been around forever but it became popular with the general public due to a book called The Secret. Unfortunately, many people took this idea to mean that if you sat around and wished for something, it would just come true. The whole concept seemed [...]