Resiliency: Self Care

These are some damn dark time. Stores are emptying out. Forget toilet paper, I can't even buy tofu anymore. Here in New Jersey, all sorts of social venues have been ordered closed, including schools, gyms, casinos, theaters, restaurants, and bars. We are entering into an unprecedented period where we are being urged to practice social…

February Whole Life Detox: Toxic People

Today, for Valentine's Day, I want to talk about Toxic People and how to deal with them. This is a big one. I hope you are ready. Here it comes. There is no such thing as a Toxic Person. People can be difficult. People can be unpleasant. People can be self-absorbed. People can be cruel.…

Week 23: Enjoying the Holidays

I hope you are all enjoying the holiday season. Spending quality time with my family enjoying our holiday traditions has been my main focus this week. Christmas Eve, for example, we all got together and made cookies from a recipe that has been in my family for over a hundred years. Spending and afternoon together…

Week 22: Looking for the Root Cause of Cravings

Last week's lessons in IIN™ included a section on coaching skills that focused on listening and looking for the deeper meaning in clients' cravings and behaviors. The end of the week homework assignment to practice these skills seems like a good bit of work to do this week. The core of the practice is to…

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! Today as we gather together and stuff our faces to mark the start of the holiday season, we also have an opportunity to practice mindfulness and gratitude. My own Thanksgiving is not what we had planned. My family was supposed to have travelled out of state and gathered up on Cape Cod, near…