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ARTArticleSavvy Boomer - 7 Questions That Can Save Your BusinessIf you're not experiencing the results you desire in your business it' time to take stock of what is happening. Take charge of what you're doing right and what you can improve. Start by asking yourself the following 7 questions. 1. Do you know your niche? Ensuring that you've laser focused your niche down to the nitty-gritty is imperative to make it in your business. Knowing your niche assists you with all aspects of your business from start to finish including: o Identifying your target market o Creating products and services that your market wants ARTArticleSelf-Acceptance and Freedom to Be YourselfTo find the good life you must become yourself. ~ Dr. Bill Jackson We all want to be liked by others. We want to be accepted for who we are, and we want to feel free to be our genuine selves around them. But sometimes we feel pressured to live up to a certain image or expectation of what we think will please or impress others. So we try to become someone we are not. And we might even compromise our values and beliefs to receive the approval we seek.ARTArticleSeven Strategies for Managing Everyday Stressors by Johanna Courtleigh, MA, LPC, CHTLife is challenging. We all know that. What we don’t often know is how to manage our reactions to everyday stressors. And, in general, it is those reactions that tend to make things feel bigger and harder, or smaller and more manageable. Here are a few suggestions that might be helpful in soothing your anxiety, and putting your next challenge into a less stressful perspective.r ARTArticleStink’ Think’Have you ever thought about how powerful your thoughts are and how quickly they can alter your mood? Truthfully, how often does a thought or series of thoughts ruin a perfectly good day for you? How often do you grab something to eat to calm or soothe yourself because of overwhelming, anxious or depressive thoughts? For most overeaters, the answer is quite often.ARTArticleSubpersonalities, as described in PsychosynthesisFrom the very beginning of our life we encounter problems that we try to find solutions to. Even a new-bo baby needs to do this, for example in order to establish contact with key persons so that the baby´s basic needs can be met. The surrounding, the situations and one´s basic personality make us develop different strategies for solving these perceived problems. Repetition and feed-back develop these strategies over time, until they are built up by whole clusters of specific reactions, emotions, thoughts, beliefs - full-blown subpersonalities start to emerge.ARTArticleSurviving Infidelity: 3 Tips on How to Deal With Your AngerOne of the most common emotions people experience in surviving infidelity is anger. Its important to first have an understanding of what anger really is. If you look at anger from a purely functional perspective its a protective response to a perceived hurt or threat, be it emotional or physical. And there are few things in life more threatening than surviving infidelity.ARTArticleSurviving Infidelity: Dealing with Feelings of Shame and FailureFor many people who are surviving infidelity, one of the most common thought that flashes in their head is that somehow, one way or another, there must be something wrong with them, they must not be good enough in some way because if they were the infidelity never would have happened.ARTArticleSurviving Infidelity: The Pain of Obsessive ThinkingWhen something traumatic such as infidelity happens our brains, being the problem solving machines that they are, look for explanations or ways to make sense out of what has happened. In its quest to find an answer your brain will keep looking and looking for more information to try to make sense of the situation.ARTArticleSurviving Infidelity:Should We Have Sex?One of the topics couples most frequently ask me for infidelity advice on is sexuality. Is it right to have sex after an infidelity?ARTArticleTake A Break from Action for More Success in BusinessEntrepreneurs often choose to work at their own business because of the freedom to determine when and how hard they are going to work. Most solo entrepreneurs who make the decision to go into business, get to the point where they realize that the only “security” in work is in their own ability to make money with their skills and confidence!ARTArticleTaking Time-Outs by Johanna Courtleigh, MA, LPCA “time-out” is a guaranteed method for stopping the cycle of addictive, self-destructive behavior toward oneself, or destructive, violent behavior toward another. All is takes is contientious effort to work with yourself and a commitment to do the exercise faithfully. Whenever you begin to feel frustrated or out of control, or you feel your desire to ‘use’ arising, say to yourself or your partner: “I am beginning to feel _____ and I need to take a time-out.” The find an alte ative behavior that will help change your physical and emotional state. Go for a walk Breathe ARTArticleThe 10th Anniversary of 911 - How You Can HelpOn September 11, 2011, we remember the 10th anniversary of the day when nearly 3,000 victims were killed after two airliners were crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City, another plane hit the Pentagon and a final plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania. This devastating number of causalities included fire fighters, police officers from NYC, the Port Authority, private emergency medical technicians and many paramedics who came to help.ARTArticleThe 4 A's of Healthy RelationshipsOne of the more challenging aspects of recovery from an eating disorder is learning to “navigate” through our relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. One certainty that exists for people regarding their ongoing relationships prior to entering recovery is that no relationship will “stay the same” once they begin and maintain their recovery from an eating disorder. It’s not unusual for people who care about us to want our eating disorder to end but are not necessarily prepared for the other changes that usual follow.ARTArticleThe Emotional Eater's Expectations: Are they realistic?After spending Saturday afte oon with a close friend, Jackie came home and baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies. The time spent with her friend Carol did not feel nourishing. The two dishes of ice cream and the plate of hot, fresh baked cookies did. Just baking the cookies felt more nourishing than spending time with Carol. Jackie knew that an afte oon with Carol meant listening to Carol’s long-winded stories about her job and ex-husband and poor listening of anything Jackie might share.ARTArticleThe Gregory Mantell Show -- Parental AlienationIn my YouTube video, Parental Alienation Syndrome Excerpts from Gregory Mantell Show, I have excerpted segments from an excellent discussion of Parental Alienation. This episode is from a weekly half-hour progam, the most successful talk show on the internet. "The Gregory Mantell Show” also airs on cable TV in Los Angeles and NYC. The episode’s discussion is comprehensive and features Dr. Jayne Major and police officer Catherine MacWillie. I have excerpted approximately 6 min from this 26 min segment. The excerpts will speak for themselves with one comment that I reserve at the end.ARTArticleThe Pros And Cons Of Black And White ThinkinigBlack and white thinking is sometimes referred to as absolutist or dichotomous thinking. In this kind of thinking, something is all right, or all wrong, all good, or all bad. If you are not a total success, then you are a complete failure. There is no middle ground, regardless of situation or context. It is as if there is only hot water or cold water, no degrees of warm water. There are times when this kind of thinking is useful, even important. For example, for children who live in a home near busy streets, no playing in the street is an absolute rule. No middle ground there, no exceptions.ARTArticleTHINKIATRY & OUR HABITUAL THOUGHT SYSTEMSIF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS POST ON YOU TUBE Please click this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iVFH2BUWnsrnr ARTArticleTo Stress or Not To Stress...That is the QuestionYour choice makes all the difference in the outcome.ARTArticleTop Three Things to Know Before Stressing Out!Stress Relief Expert Lauren E Miller Shares Top Three Things to Know Before Stressing Out. “According to The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health stress and anxiety is estimated to affect well over 19 millio Americans and growing.”ARTArticleTransition Means Change: Don't Let FEAR Keep You TransfixedDo you secretly hate your work? Are you in a job where you are unfulfilled, or even worse? Are you working your precious time and life away wondering: Is this all there is? Are you in a position where you are making good, or a lot of money, but you realize that the money doesn’t bring you the happiness you thought you’d feel? In some ways, it’s even harder to leave a well-paid job when you don’t know how you are going to make as much money in a new job as you will need to pay the bills!ARTArticleWhat Are Binaural Beats?Binaural beats are auditory brainstem responses which originate in the superior olivary nucleus of each hemisphere.ARTArticleWhat defines an Eating Disorder as an Addiction?Although there has been some controversy as to whether anyone can be "addicted to food" (AKA food addict) or manifest the symptoms of addiction with respect to the other eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorders - the following is a list of the criteria appearing in the DSM IV (Diagnostic Manual) of the American Psychiatric Association for any and all addictions (dependencies): - TOLERANCE - WITHDRAWAL - MORE FOR LONGER PERIOD THAN INTENDED - UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO CUT BACK OR CONTROL - SIGNIFICANT TIME TO OBTAIN OR RECOVER FROM EFFECTS ARTArticleWhat Happens To Our Brain During Psychic Development?Because of my experiences with psychic development, I find an interest in evaluating the effects it has on our brain. There are more things in heaven and earth than we shall ever understand but I believe knowledge is key to hopefully unlocking a small portion of the mind's many mysteries.ARTArticleWhat’s the best eating plan?If you have been overweight for some time, you’ve probably tried many diets and are unclear as to how to lose the weight and keep it off without feeling hungry or deprived. There seems to always be debate and controversy surrounding the issue of diet. Which is the correct eating plan? Should you follow a high protein or low to moderate protein eating plan? Are carbohydrates okay to eat or should you restrict them? How much fat should you eat and what types? Is it okay to eat animal products, including dairy and eggs or should you cut them out and follow a vegetarian eating plan?ARTArticleWhen Anxiety Makes it Difficult to Work on Your AnxietyIt's possible to be so anxious that you can't focus on what you need to do to decrease your anxiety or, sometimes, even remember what to do. Every once in awhile, I see a person like this: He or she just can't seem to settle down enough to follow even very basic instructions. So, what can be done?ARTArticleWhy Do Aspies and Neurotypicals Get Married?Someone with Asperger Syndrome (AS) is characterized by their lack of communication skills, social skills and reciprocity of feelings. A person with AS, also known as an Aspie, knows what they think and feel but are often unaware of what others think or feel. With a deficiency in these critical areas, some have wondered how someone with Asperger's develops an intimate relationship or even gets married.ARTArticle12-Step Recovery and “Things of God.” A Perfect Match.~ by Joe Herzanek I’m often asked, especially by many in the Christian Community, if the AA 12-step program conflicts with Biblical Christianity. Some feel that the two just don’t go together. Personally, after three decades of studying and being part of both groups, I have to disagree.ARTArticle3 Things to be Thankful for TodayPracticing gratitude is one of the best habits we can develop. It not only changes our lives, but it affects others around us. Our gratitude is like a positive energy that can inspire and energize others. I knew a woman who always confessed that she had a black cloud that followed her wherever she went. And guess what, it did! That black cloud was her negativity and lack of gratitude. Although she had much to be thankful for and some good opportunities in her life, she always found something to grumble and complain about. This woman was one of the most unhappy people I have ever known.ARTArticle5 Anger Management Techniques for a Better LifeAnger management techniques can prevent out of control anger can damage not only your relationships but also your health. Everyone feels angry at times. The vast majority of us, however, never learned how to deal with feelings of anger in constructive, healthy ways. Try some of the anger management techniques below to tame the beast and get anger under control.ARTArticle5 Anger Management Techniques for ChildrenAnger management techniques for children is a growing field and one that's increasingly important for today's kids. 1) Adult role models are the ones who teach children how to respond to feeling angry. Yelling and screaming and reacting with physical violence is something that kids learn from watching adults do those things when they're really upset. That's why learning good anger management techniques yourself is the single most important thing you can do to help your kids control their anger.

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