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6 Ways to Combat Overwhelm

Ever wished for 36 hours in a day? Do you think you would get everything done even if that wish came true?  Chances are you would still feel like you’re rundown and never have any time for fun even if there were more time. Time is rarely the issue, though. It’s our commitment management that [...]

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Owning Your Empowerment

To be empowered means you own everything about you and your life – everything you would label as good and bad. You understand that you are the sum total of all your choices, decisions, actions and inactions. It’s true that you can’t control others or certain events, but you absolutely can control your own reaction to them. Empowerment is responding the way you want to – to everything in your life.

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Get Curious Get Unstuck

Have you ever noticed how a child experiences the world? They’re curious, loving, live in the moment, and usually don’t take more than a few minutes to get over an upset. Children are naturally carefree and have to learn to take things personally, to struggle with challenges, and to have limits. As children we were [...]

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Start Your Day Off Right!

We’d all love an extra hour in the day, but let’s be honest – it’s not possible. One way around it is to get the most out of your day with plenty of energy. Amanda Boyle shares her top tips on keeping your energy levels high and staying alert all day long.

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Holiday fitness on-the-go (Part 2) By Pam Mazzuca

20 do-anywhere exercises to help you stay in shape throughout the holidays.

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Holiday fitness on-the-go (Part 1) By Pam Mazzuca

20 do-anywhere exercises to help you stay in shape throughout the holidays.

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Sitting On The Sofa Is Not Allowing

There’s a jungle of information about attracting happiness and getting what you want out of life. Is there a magic key in this jungle?  Is there a “how to” that you should follow to find happiness? What does it even mean to allow your life to be lived? Spencer Johnson alludes to a “how to” in [...]

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Don’t think of a frog!

It’s ok, you’re not alone. There are many parents who tend to think about the stuff they don’t want more than the stuff they want. And this is what their kids end up learning to do – and they all get more of what they don’t want.

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Confidently Rise Up To Challenges

The whole idea of “the apple doesn’t fall far from the pear tree” is actually true – and scientifically proven. Children (the apples) learn most from the people (the trees) who have the most influence over them – whether that’s biological parents, step parents, or other guardians.

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Treating Childhood Obesity in America

The obesity rate in America continues to expand like our waist lines. It’s not an adult problem any more. Doctor Amana Nasir is a pediatric gastroentrereologist with Mercy Children’s Hospital. She says that when treating childhood obesity you sometimes need to treat the whole family.

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