This Article First Appeared in Happify Sometimes, the simplest of stories are the most profound. I have a vivid memory. When I was a little girl, at bedtime, my grandmother would tell us the story of two crows. The male crow ate only the foods that people threw out because of greed and excess....

This Article First Appeared in Forbes You know that feeling when there’s something important you need to do. And you just aren’t doing it. You sit down to work, and suddenly remember you’re out of chicken stock, or your child needs a dental cleaning appointment. Before you know it, you�...

This Article First Appeared in Happify March seems ages ago. And the New Year feels like it never happened. What a whirlwind we’ve been living through! Just a few weeks back, we were rushing to stock our pantries and freezers, panicking over every cough and congestion, and desperately trying t...

Like many of you, I’ve spent the last few days toggling between grief and hope, as we’ve witnessed the events since George Floyd’s brutal killing.  And like many of you, I’ve been feeling a strong need to take responsibility for my role in creating a wiser, kinder, more compassionate wor...

“I need my space!!” It’s a phrase I’ve heard more times than I can count in the past few weeks. From clients who are struggling with everyone home, and not having quiet time to focus on their work. From friends who are sick of the constant arguments and lunches and negativity in the house. ...

Some of us put our dreams on hold for decades. We keep waiting for circumstances to change before we start living our lives.  Does that sound like you?  Maybe you say things like “I’m waiting until the kids leave home to write my book” Or “I’m waiting until I’ve lost ten pounds t...

This article first appeared on Happify Yesterday, a friend was sharing an argument she had with her husband the night before. It was over the groceries—something minor, like buying a brand of cereal the children won’t eat. Earlier this week, a client complained about something similar. A disa...

This article first appeared on Happify In these uncertain and unsettling times, even as social distancing is keeping us apart, we’ve come to realize that we’re more connected than ever before. And that realization has many of us living a paradoxical inner reality. On the one hand, COVID-1...

This article first appeared on Forbes I’m in my home office, about to go on a coaching call with a client. From across the paper-thin walls, I can hear two of my daughters screaming at each other over something minor. I can see myself losing my composure, and grabbing my computer, I hurry to my...

Have you noticed how the sharing of inspirational posts is massively on the rise these days? We’re doing what we can to support each other find hope and strength in these challenging times. Yesterday, my husband shared a quote with me that can roughly be translated into something like: Joy does no...

I work from home. I also have four kids, spanning a ten-year range. All of them are home. All of them are in my working space. I’m sure many of you relate. Almost all of us are working from home in this new (and hopefully temporary) normal. Likely our partners are too. Maybe even an adult child. ...

This article first appeared on Happify In an earlier piece, I spoke about three unhealthy dynamics that can play out in intimate relationships. These dynamics are often based on the beliefs we developed in our early years and inhibit our ability to form relationships of trust and genuine connectio...

This article first appeared on Happify It's Valentine's Day. Your partner walks in the door with a bouquet of long-stemmed red roses. They then tell you they've booked a table for two at your favorite restaurant. At dinner, they gift you that very thing you'd been eyeing for months. As you look at ...

Today, I want to talk about obstacles. Because we all know that no path worth pursuing is free of them. If it is, you’ve set your goals too low and are capable of so much more. Obstacles can be both external and internal. External obstacles are those challenges we face that are outside of us – ...

While ago I decided to take out time once a week to connect with friends in my circle who had perhaps moved away, or been lost in the busyness of life. And so I called up 3 friends I hadn’t spoken with for over a year. Although it was lovely connecting, I was moved by the struggles each was goin...