Ringing in the New Year
January 3, 2013
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Jessi Haggerty, RD asked me to write a guest blog on Keeping New Years Resolutions for her Website whatwillyoubee.com. Check it out here...
Author: Heather Edwards
Holiday Stress Management
Whether you celebrate one holiday or all of them- we are all familiar with the whirlwind that begins right after Halloween, builds to Thanksgiving, and continues gaining momentum through the end of the year. While this season is meant to bring feelings of closeness and cheer to you and your loved ones, it can also bring on feelings of stress and anxiety- especially during the planning of events. On the bright side unlike many other types of stress, holiday stress is predictable. We know where it will begin and end and we can make premeditated plans on how to reduce its impact on us. Here are some tips you can try during your holiday seasons to assist you with stress management and help your holidays...
Unlocking Your Potential: What would you change?
How did Felix Baumgartner discover the courage and fortitude to freefall from 128,000 feet in the stratosphere and break the sound barrier? How did Steve Jobs harness the brilliance, passion, and energy to improve lives so dramatically through technology? How did Michael Phelps train to win 22 Olympic Medals, far exceeding any other wins in history? Each of them started with an idea, a curiosity, a dream. Each of them took a risk. Each of them fully committed to their talent. What is your idea, dream, or curiosity? What do you want to achieve, experience, or change? How could you define the steps to a better tomorrow? What is stopping you? Now is the time to get started! Stop depriving the world of your greatness and unleash...
Learning to Let Go: Steps to help you handle life’s tough situations
Stress happens! We can all agree to that. But when negative thoughts become burdensome they distract our focus, creativity and productivity. What started as a doubt or regret can turn into overwhelming anxiety. It can take away precious time and energy. Mistakes being replayed over and over in our heads can be dangerous to our thoughts, actions and health. A way to combat this destructive process is to master letting go of the thoughts that are troubling you. It's possible that you can't change the stressful situation but you can change how you think about it. Life isn’t simple and very seldom will everything be worry free, but there is a way to create a larger sense of peace in your life. Taking a moment...
Rules for Fair Fighting
In my Coaching and Psychotherapy work with individuals, couples, families, and business partners I've found a few simple & effective tools for de-escalating an argument and resolving conflict as tensions rise. People often seek coaching or therapy once they've found themselves in repeated unhealthy or non-productive patterns with significant others. This can become a frustrating and seemingly hopeless situation without the intervention of a helper or the resources needed to get out of the mire. We can all attest to the fact that feeling stuck stinks. Try these simple tips to aerate and refreshen the way you debate. 1. Use "I" messages instead of "You" messages. Recognize how conflict affects you. Give your feelings words. Unless your partner is clairvoyant, there is no way for him/her...
Fall Into a New You
Goal-Setting for the Fall Season. Fall is the season of change and transition, the air is getting crisper, the leaves are changing colors, and the nights are getting longer. Just like the seasons, we are not meant to be static. We are at our best when we are open to new experiences, flexible to life’s curves, and willing to get out of our comfort zones. Reflection and goal setting is a great way to use the shifting of seasons to help organize and motivate ourselves. Using goals to manage your life gives you plenty of opportunity to see where things can improve. Instead of saving all your resolutions for the last minute- use fall to look back at your year so far! Looking at the past gives...
Healthy Foods Can Lift Your Mood
Thanks so much to my smart and witty cousin, Jessi Haggerty, RD for today's post. Jessi makes eating healthy fun and tasty! Since delving into the world of nutrition and food, I have come to believe that there is a cure for everything in the food we eat, or don't eat for that matter. There have been numerous research studies, articles, and nutrition books written about how a high quality diet can prevent, and possibly cure, everything from heart disease to cancer. But I'm here to talk about how your food can make your day, well, a little bit better. It's no secret that the foods we eat can affect our mood, and that our mood can affect the food we eat, which can create a...
Beating Bad Habits
September 5, 2012
Jessi Haggerty, Registered Dietitian, Personal Trainer, and Movement Instructor in Boston, MA recently asked me to guest blog about Beating Bad Habits on her website, whatwillyoubee.com ...
Rebuilding Your Self-Esteem After A Toxic Relationship
It can be difficult to re-establish a healthy routine and empower yourself after a toxic relationship. Fortunately, coming to the realization that you need to let go is one of the most difficult steps. If you have already gone this far then you have won half the battle and you're almost there! Now you can finally concentrate on yourself and detoxify yourself from the relationship. Pace Yourself: Give yourself time to heal. We can be harder on ourselves than on any other person. Realize that fully overcoming the issues you had to face during your relationship may take time, and that’s OKAY. Give yourself a break. Don’t fall into the trap of pressuring yourself or bringing yourself down because the results aren’t immediate. Healing is...
7 Tips for Moving Forward
Are you ready for change but don't know where to start? Use these simple tips to get yourself out of the rut and on the road to achieving your dreams. 1. Define your goals. Get crystal clear on what you want. Imagine your future-self. Describe what you see. What are the predominant features? Put it in writing. Establish long term and short term goals that are concrete, measurable, and achievable. If they are vague ideas, they will be too difficult to accomplish. 2. Take the first step. Choose a task to start your journey toward a better future. Sometimes getting started is the most difficult part. Once you get the ball rolling it's likely to continue. Nudge yourself to begin the momentum. What one aspect of that...
