Mindfulness: Be Here Now

Staying in the present is a key part of achieving emotional wellbeing and enjoying your life. Our thoughts about what might happen, what did happen, or what should happen often drag us out of the present moment and into feelings of anxiety and sadness. Learning how to "be here now" and appreciate the present can help you feel good again.  

I recently had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Danny Penman who has co-authored a new book on how to stay in the present and cultivate mindfulness in your life, "Mindfulness: Finding Peace In A Frantic World." Listen to my latest podcast, where I interview Dr. Penman, to learn more about the research behind mindfulness, how it can help you, and how you can learn skills and techniques to stay in the present moment. 

Mindfulness: Be Here Now

Next Free Live Video Webinar: Love Your Relationship

Valentine's Day is right around the corner. My gift to you: A better relationship. Attend my February video webinar and get the information, insight and practical tools you need to start improving your relationship immediately-- and single handedly. We'll be learning about systems, and the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that will help give you new control to turn what might have been a fight to an opportunity for connection. 

Sign up to be included and join me live on Tuesday February 7th at 7:00pm MST. You'll leave with ideas and tools that can help you have a happier Valentine's Day this year. If you can't make the day and time, sign up anyway and I'll email you the materials from the conference for you to work through at your convenience. 

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Make it Happen in 2012!

I held a free video webinar in January to give you the support and practical help you need to keep your motivation and stay on track this year. Participants left with concrete tools and a serious action plan that will carry them all the way to their goals in 2012.

The event itself is over, but it's not too late-- just send me an email  letting me know you're interested and I'll send you the audio recording and presentation materials from the conference for you to work through at your convenience.  

The Art of Balance

The holiday season is in full swing, in all it's fun and stressful buzz. To-do lists are growing, time is ticking, and there are so many places to go and things to do. As exciting as it is, it can be quite overwhelming to manage it all. Help is here! On the latest edition of Everyday Experts I'm speaking with Joanna, who has joyously mastered the Art of Balance. Listen to this entertaining interview, or read the highlights, and get insight into the attitudes, actions and life lessons of a plate-spinning queen. (20 minutes)

How To Be Happy

Often, when I ask someone “What do you want to get out of therapy?” they tell me that they “just want to be happy.” Feeling unhappy is incredibly common. While there are times when our feelings of sadness and dissatisfaction are telling us that it’s time to make changes and grow, it is also true that there are also ways to help yourself feel happier, no matter what your circumstances.

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Communication in Relationships

"Communication Problems" are the number one thing that bring couples to therapy. Often, I have people get in touch asking me what they can do to improve communication and feel like they are being heard in their relationship. While the specifics are different for everyone, I can speak to the common mistakes people make that create communication problems. Understanding the problems can help you make positive changes that could start improving your communication and ability to be heard TODAY.

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To Stay or To Go?

You would not believe how many people get in touch with me to ask me if they should break up with their partners or not. Obviously, I can't answer that question for someone. However, I can speak about things that I have found over the years are signs that a relationship can be repaired, and the signs that make me think that a break-up is likely.

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When Good Relationships Get Violent

On this edition of "EveryDay Experts", listen to Dr. Aubrey Austin and I talk about "circumstantial violence" in otherwise good relationships. Learn about how it is different from relationship abuse, and what you and your partner can do to heal. Click here to hear the podcast.

The Journey of Grief

This week on "Everyday Experts" I have the deep honor of speaking to Cara, a woman who's life was shattered last year when her beloved brother was killed by an impaired driver. Listen to her talk about her amazing journey, both literally, as she crossed the US, as well as through the heart of her pain. She is truly inspirational, and I think that we all can learn about healing from loss through her insights into the grief process as well as the things that helped her. Click here to learn more or listen now.

Self Help Programs Are Now Available!

I love therapy. I think that the opportunity to have a period of time where you can reflect, and do inner work is absolutely priceless. At the same time I also know that it is a big investment of time and money, and that formal therapy is not always what people need.

My dream has been to take the "Best Of" what I do with clients in therapy, and develop programs that deliver some of the same life-changing benefits of therapy but much more accessibly and affordably than weeks or months of one-one-one counseling with me would be. 

I am so excited to announce that these programs are now available!

Targeting different areas including: Stress, Worry, Depression and Goals, each of these programs walk you through powerful new experiences that will foster growth. You'll learn things new things about yourself, as well as skills for creating positive change in your every day life. 

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