Approximately 80% of resolutions fail by the second week in February. Why? Because dramatic and immediate changes are not sustainable long-term. So this year, make 2019 not a year of resolutions or diets but one of incremental changes to instill habits that...

By Chris Libby— This March 20th, make your world a happier place with acts of kindness. This year will mark the fifth anniversary of the International Day of Happiness, a holiday declared by the United Nations to...

By Mary Wong – Whether it’s a career goal like moving into the C suite or something more personal like losing weight, most people are always looking for a way to better themselves in some way. In...

By Rabbi Daniel Cohen – Many women today are concerned that the divide that has arisen in the United states is going to get worse before it gets better, and that there’s nothing they can do about...

By Alexis Apel – According to Donna Lee, being present in the moment and enjoying the time you have is learned through age. She is 82 and has lived an extraordinary life. On each finger she wears...

By Katherine Swarts – The dictionary definition of “fatigue” is “extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.” In today’s society, fatigue seems an illness in its own right. And like cancer, it has sufficient notoriety...

By Beth Havey – Autumn is finally here. In some parts of the country and the world summer’s end was wet, with incessant rains that felled leaves early, smashing grass and crops with a blanket of soggy...

By Ellen Dolgen – Yes, the Constitution gave us freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to bear arms (or, in our menopausal state, the right to bare arms). But think about it. Are you emotionally...

By Kathy Caprino – In honor of this exciting new year upon us, I’ve been thinking of my many clients this year – my wonderful, wacky, dedicated, and resilient clients who’ve made fantastic change in their lives...

By Sherri Snelling – Whether your musical tastes run to the 70s TV show with the Partridge family singing their theme song, C’mon Get Happy or the 1950s song that inspired it, Get Happy made famous by...

We had a beautiful snow-topped mountain scene to wake up to in Santa Barbara this morning! That doesn’t often happen here, so it was quite a sight to behold! Unfortunately, it didn’t last very long. Before noon, it...

By Patty Mason – At eighteen, I saw the world from a twisted perspective. I was headed in a new direction, and all too happy to change course. I was done with my abusive childhood and turbulent...