Our brains constantly forge tenacious links with real life situations that connect us to either healthy or toxic forces. If we link to cranky images fear takes hold we open floodgates to anxiety. If we choose kinder images caring takes over and we are empathetic to ourselves and others. It’s… Read more »
You may think it takes a densely packed skull full of brains to live well on the other side of disappointment. Not so. It takes choices that literally change the chemicals in our brains! When we recognize emotional cues such as disappointment, and when emotionally healthy and rested, we can… Read more »
One online review of my new book, The Teens Growth Mindset Workbook offered a metaphor that I’d have used to describe this work, had I thought of it! Treasure map! Yes, that is what I was after. Fifty years of research woven into a fun to use treasure map pf… Read more »
Teens tell us this pandemic leaves them behind and they crave practical support to improve their lives! It’s tantamount to Tolkien’s Frodo saying, “I wish it need not have happened in my time.” Gandalf answers as adults might address anxious teens, “So do I, and so do all who live… Read more »
Thomas Merton said, “People may spend their whole lives climbing the ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top that the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall.” What wall holds your ladder? Awareness, at its core, is a mindset conditioned to recognize the joy against which… Read more »
EXCITING NEW Mental and Emotional Handbook. Fifty -Day – Guide – to discover brain based awe! Fun Daily Brain Based Tools that Reduce Anxiety and Awaken AWE during a pandemic! Check for free mindset resources for teens and parents at this TpT site Enjoy a growth mindset journey away from… Read more »
Rarely have we struggled against more anxiety and stress and without adult models, our youth are especially left abandoned in need. It’s the perfect time to respond with social strategies and emotional boosts that toss cheer and hope back into our day! It’s also time to hit pause periodically. Time… Read more »
Rarely have we struggled against more anxiety and stress and without adult models, our youth are especially in need. It’s the perfect time to respond with social strategies and emotional boosts that toss cheer and hope back into our day! But how? What can we do, in a climate of… Read more »
Wherever unforgiveness or stress become companions at work – you can expect traps that will tank every efforts to move forward. It doesn’t need to be that way. A close friend and colleague of mine cleverly uses the term, “Let it go!” to address life’s tougher and more hard-hitting conflicts…. Read more »
