Eleanor Roosevelt famously said, “Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” So as you start your day, ask yourself, am I giving self-defeating thoughts safe passage into my psyche?  Or, am I only giving affirming energy permission to dictate how I feel today? Click here for more inspiring quotes by famous…

Swine flu is spreading, and fears and concerns about its devastating potential is spreading even faster. Whenever I find myself living in “what if” instead of “what is,” I find it helpful to measure my fears against facts to put things in perspective. That’s exactly what women’s health expert Dr. Erika Schwartz did on her…

On a warm day–particularly a warm workday–the squirmy, tap-y, shift-y, knee-bounces start in.  In other words, it’s hard to sit still.  When this happens, part of me thinks, “great!”  Who wants to sit still when there are walks to take, spring cleaning to do, fresh air to breathe, and friends to visit.  Our bodies were…

In some ways, a good morning is like a spring bud–it holds all the promise in the world, and you really don’t know what it will look like until it unfurls into the leaf or flower you hope it will become.  In the spirit of spring mornings, here’s a video with photos from around my…

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