Sheer Balance

As an adult, I often wonder if I may have a touch of ADD. This isn’t really anything new. Looking back to my days in school, reading was an extremely trying task. My mind would wonder to such a point that I’d often have to reread a paragraph several times before actually grasping the material. [...]

We often think of mental wellness as something we deal with as children, adolescents and adults, but it turns out, much of our mental health can be dependent on what happens when we are in the womb.  Recently, I had Dr. Alan Logan, author of The Brain Diet: The Connection Between Nutrition, Mental Health, and [...]

Not long ago, I was fortunate to have Debbie Robins as a guest on The Healthy Living Show.  Not only is Debbie a fantastic story and fascinating woman…with a career history that most could only dream of…but she is witty, candid and inspiring.
So when I sat down to read her new book: Shovel It: Kick-Ass [...]

During a recent trip to Japan, I realized I wanted more fun in my life. I am, by nature, a fun-loving person. But I’m so energized by my work that it doesn’t feel much like work. That’s a mixed blessing. The good news is that I love what I do. The bad news is that [...]

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, [...]

Not long ago, I wrote an entry on how powerful it is to smile.  Today, I’m going to discuss how important it is to allow yourself to not smile.  Smiling is great…I’m all for it.  It has a lot of great benefits and makes you feel all warm and fuzzy.  But let’s face it: there are times [...]

by Brett Blumenthal
Unfortunately, there may be times that smiling can be difficult – when it might not be easy and might feel virtually impossible.  Sometimes we get so caught up in the bad things that we forget that smiling is actuallly an option.  Maybe your boss inappropriately yelled at you…maybe you had a fight with a [...]

Major life traumas such as divorce and the death of a loved one are sources of stress, but so are small irritating daily events: You’re late getting the kids to school. The dishwasher breaks down. You lock your keys in the car. An unexpected bill arrives in the mail. These small doses of stress can [...]