mental wellbeing

One Proven Key to Improve Your Relationships

This sure-fire tool will give you healthier, more enduring relationships. Suits. Like so many other Netflix viewers, my husband and I got swept up in the recent mania. Maybe because it kept popping up in my husband’s queue as a “top show.” Maybe because I’d just finished reading Prince Harry’s memoir Spare (doubly interesting from …

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ADHD: What It Is, Five Ways It’s Frustrating AND Five Ways It Gives You Superpowers: Part IV

Once considered a childhood condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) has become a much more common diagnosis in adults. This is post FOUR of a series in which I cover misconceptions about ADHD, some of its challenges, plus advantages it gives those of us who have it.  I can still hear the laughter of my …

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ADHD: What It Is, Five Ways It’s Frustrating AND Five Ways It Gives You Superpowers: Part II

Once considered a childhood condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) has become a much more common diagnosis in adults. This is post TWO of a series in which I cover misconceptions about ADHD, some of its challenges, plus advantages it gives those of us who have it. Sometimes when I tell people I have ADHD, …

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ADHD: What It Is, Five Ways It’s Frustrating AND Five Ways It Gives You Superpowers: Part I

Once considered a childhood condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) has become a much more common diagnosis in adults. In this series, I’ll cover misconceptions about ADHD as well as challenges and advantages it gives those of us who have it. “I’m so ADD,” says a coworker. I cringe. Really?!? I think. I want to …

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Proven Relationship Skills – How to Hack the Currency of Home and Work Life

Part I: Listen and Develop Empathy The last few decades have seen a growing awareness in the business and academic worlds of the importance of EQ – emotional intelligence. People with high EQ tend to achieve success at school, in business, and in life. Why? Relationships matter in almost every part of human existence. What …

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Rest, Don’t Stress Part 2: Perfection vs. Interdependence

In my post, Rest Don’t Stress: Silencing the Madwoman, I discussed that to have a “rest” mindset, we must learn to love ourselves. Loving myself is not a new concept for me. Years ago, I heard a pastor discuss the famous “Love Your Neighbor as Yourself” concept in the Bible. He pointed out that to …

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This AND That—Why Two Things Can Be True at the Same Time

Self-Compassion requires recognizing that either/or’s don’t always apply to feelings or experiences Is mental health important? Mental health, or mental well-being as I prefer to call it, has gotten a lot more attention in recent decades. Increasing understanding has shed light on how our mental wellness ties to every part of our lives—our job performance, …

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