Ever been in a situation like this before? You don’t pick up the phone in time and when you call the person back, the first words out of your mouth are “I’m sorry.” You bring store-bought cupcakes to your...

Everybody struggles with a lack of self-confidence at some point in their lives whether they are 15, 20, 30 or 60. Feeling unsure of oneself in certain situations is completely normal because we are all human beings...

By Maryann Ehmann – Turning 50 was not my most favorite birthday. Even the lavish surprise party my family threw did not save me from my slump. Increasing aches and pains, unusual insecurity, and a heightened sense of...

By Sandra Abell, MS, LPC, ACC – When I was young, a woman’s job – at work and at home – was more about being a helper than making decisions and wielding power. Although support person, help...

By Sandy Abell, MS, LPC, ACC – When I was a new therapist in a social service agency, I had the degree and license to help people, but I struggled with the image of myself in this...

By Edwige Gilbert – Our ability to think and express ourselves in words is one of the most powerful “tools” we possess. There are two types of words: the silent words used for inner dialogue and the...

By Sandra Wilson – I have never really thought about my age. I have always done whatever I have wanted to do. Lately, however, there have been some eye opening moments. Recently, I asked my students to...

I watched her walk into the room. Heads turned. Within minutes, people gathered around her. Within hours, the most beautiful woman had mesmerized everyone in the room. My French girlfriend, Victoria, was not, by society’s standards, the...

By Staness Jonekos – Years ago, I learned a life-changing lesson from Anthony Robbins’s book, “Awaken the Giant Within”: that transformation begins when you can no longer dwell in a place of pain. I was going through...