We evolved as a social species, which means we connect and learn through stories. Stories tell us who the “good guys” are and who the...

Imagine you come home to a beautifully wrapped gift on your table. If it is your birthday, and you live with someone – you may feel...

Here are our Awesome Videos of the Month for October… Enjoy! The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown A phenomenal talk about...

Have you ever heard “Do as I say, not as I do.” Well, as a parent and as a professional I’m here to tell you, it doesn’t work! And, it is...

Introducing…. Awesome Videos of the Month! (If you want to subscribe to our You Tube Channel instead of checking the blog) Everything we...

I am comfortable with feelings                 True/ False If you answered True, read on, it will probably validate what you already know...

Sometimes, it is clear to us why we are upset. It is great when we can pinpoint that it is because of a break up, work load, a fight with...

Here is a 5 min video summary about how and why we form Survival maps. see if you can see yourself in any of the descriptions. We have...

The way it happens is always the same…so let’s look at some actual examples and what we can do about it! Isabella (not their real name)...

Have you ever reached the end of your   rope? We have all had the experience of getting to a point when we realize WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH of...

Michael’s response is pretty common. The bottom line is, it’s hard to lose someone. Harder still when the connection is strong. I’ve seen...

We teach kids how to be safe around fire, around strangers, at the park…but how many of us were taught to be safe at home and within...

QUIZ Do bad things keep happening to you? Are you surrounded by incompetent people? Are you suffering because other people can’t get...

Our survival maps get activated and we feel like we NEED someone else to validate us in order for us to allow ourselves to know what we...

This energy either gets funneled into anxiety, or defenses, like we talked about in “Feel Like Louis CK”. PROJECTION is the main defense...

Most of us learned that if we work hard, we will eventually be happy, but all of the science actually shows that the opposite is true!...

Have you ever been at a happy event but felt miserable? Have you ever been at what others would say is a sad or unhappy event and felt...

A relatable example of this is the Mid-life crisis. Between our 40’s and 60’s, we naturally take stock of where we are, relative to where...

We spend our lives looking for “who we are”. What is  our Our lives are spent discovering and fulfilling our calling  and we are not...

I recently came across a fantastic TED talk by another doc, Lissa Rankin, who uses slightly different language to emphasize similar...