Sheer Balance

Many people count calories when they are trying to lose weight.  Doing so can be very helpful, and often, can lead to greater and more sustainable weight loss.  In a study done by Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, those participants who kept a food diary lost almost twice the amount of weight of those [...]

Have you ever worked late, had a seemingly endless To Do List, and arrived home just in time for your next full time job (laundry, dishes, paying bills…)? If this scenario sounds the least bit familiar, take a moment to hit the PAUSE button.
Think about what matters most in your life. Likely, it is none [...]

Many of us like to think the best of people.  We like to think that they shoot straight and are forthright in their intentions.  We also like to believe that they will ask for what they want and not resort to crazy tactics to get it.  Unfortunately, however, there are times when we come across [...]

What causes a relationship to deteriorate to the point of a separation or divorce?
The things that draw people together in a relationship are the same ones that drive them apart. People typically fall in love with partners who have the qualities they lack in themselves—their opposite—in an unconscious quest to feel complete. While they’re initially [...]

Over the last month or so, I’ve been in a funk.  I hadn’t an idea as to why, however, until this past weekend.  On a long and beautiful walk, it hit me:  Having just released my book, I’ve been frantically in promotion mode, wearing an infinite number of hats and going in many different directions…all [...]

People tend to focus on nutrition and dieting when they want to be healthy, but eating well is only one part of the equation.  Healthy living encompasses many aspects of life and addressing all of them is what makes you healthy and balanced.  Incorporating small, yet effective changes can make a big impact. Add one [...]

Stress is a common thing.  We all experience it from time to time but unfortunately some of us have stress as an every day, every minute occurrence.  Given how technology never allows us to truly shut down, the economy having most of us worried about our futures (or at least our kids’ futures), and having [...]

Most people have a sense of what is and isn’t appropriate when it comes to respecting boundaries.  However, we are bound to find individuals who don’t.  These people are abusive…and if we don’t deal with them properly, they will continue to break boundaries time and time again.
As much as we strive for healthy relationships, we [...]

Let’s face it:  All of us have emotional “baggage.”  Each of our “bags” differs from other people’s, but whether or not we like to admit it…we all have it.  “Baggage” makes us who we are.  Without it, many of us wouldn’t have our “quirks,” our endearing qualities or our unique perspectives.  At the same time, [...]

Recently, starting a new business, setting new goals or finding new passions in life seem more and more common.  We are living in a world where big business isn’t as attractive as it used to be and people are, instead, looking to other options to find satisfaction, happiness and meaning in their lives.  As we [...]