Musings
Dig Deep and Know Your Strength
I believe tragedy shows us who we are, at our core. In my twenties I often wondered how I would have responded in WWII if I were in Germany and not Jewish. Would I have turned in Jews? Would I have punished others? Would I have helped Jews, risking my life and those I...
Reduce Stress & Increase Focus through Alpha Wave Music
Hello! This love note is about a powerful tool for stress reduction—alpha wave music. I don’t know about you, but my last month was, shall we say, FILLED with stress. I may talk about that in a later newsletter, but the events of last month prompted me to share one of...
Want to make your New Year’s Resolution last more than a week?
Welcome to the season of goal setting and self-flagellation! I stopped setting New Year goals years ago, because I always started off the year feeling like a failure. I am not alone. Research has shown that less than 25% of people are still keeping their goals by the...
Why Gratitude is so Powerful for your Brain
Why is the simple practice of gratitude so helpful?It is good for our brain and makes us more effective: Positive emotions fill our brain with dopamine and serotonin. These chemicals make us feel good and increase our ability to learn. They help us process new...
What to do With Intrusive Thoughts
Have you ever had thoughts that just keep repeating, and repeating…and repeating? You try to stop them. You try to distract yourself, yet they just keep looping. - Nope. Me neither. (Oh, how I wish that were true.) If you are like most (read all)...
In the Spotlight – My Clarity TV interview
This month I am offering an interview I did with Dolores Hirschmann on Clarity TV. I LOVED doing it and I’m excited to share it with you! I tell my story of the event that set me on my path to self-love--when I learned to move from victim to...