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Meditation and non-violent communication were part of the core curriculum in my daughter’s kindergarten class.
There were murmurs that this kind of “hippie school” wouldn’t prepare kids for the real world. Not enough academic rigor. Too much time spent in the woods. [Read more…] about How to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids
Everyone makes mistakes.
The wrong boyfriend. A career misstep. A bad investment. A lipstick that looked good in the store until you brought it home.
Some people can laugh their mistakes off. They realize that nobody is perfect and move on.
I’m NOT one of those people. [Read more…] about How to Deal with Mistakes if You’re a Perfectionist
The women of my family were legendary cooks.
They were bakers, whipping up homemade bread and tiered cakes.
They canned produce from their gardens. They picked berries for jam. They cooked enormous roasts. [Read more…] about What You Should Be Eating for Breakfast
You’ve been working hard for months.
Once this project is done, you’ll get your weekends back. But for now you just have to put up with the disaster your house has become and the friends who’ve stopped calling because you haven’t had time for them. [Read more…] about How Pleasure Can Stop You from Getting Sick
(Photo credit: Chloe Crespi)
Regena Thomashauer was finally divorced.
She’d given her engagement ring back to her ex-husband, even though she could have sold it for a few thousand—money her lawyer knew she needed. [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: Pleasure Revolutionary Mama Gena
I’ll never forget the friend who was a perfect size 6.
I thought she’d always been that size, until one day she let slip that she had her ex-boyfriend to thank.
He was the love of her life. [Read more…] about Eat Less While Stressed
You know that thing you really hate about your guy?
That thing you don’t know if you can live with?
You’ve tried to get him to change.
More times than you can count. [Read more…] about Stop Him from Doing that THING That Annoys You
What are some of your hopes?
Your dreams?
Here are some of mine.
[Read more…] about The 1 Thing BETTER than Getting Everything You Want
What happens after you swallow food?
Well, it gives you energy.
And it probably turns to fat.
Whatever is left makes its way out of your system. [Read more…] about The Answers to Life, The Universe & Everything Lie in Your Gut
photo credit Mathew Brady – Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Museum
The first female presidential candidate ran on a platform of pleasure. (Nope, not Hillary Clinton!)
Her name was Victoria Woodhull, and she believed in the scandalous proposition that women had the right to leave loveless marriages. [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: Suffragette Victoria Woodhull
All Casey wanted was to make him happy.
“I’ll do anything for him,” she said. “When I look at his house, I can see how much he needs a woman in his life. His fridge is empty. The shower is covered with mold. When I stay over, I do a little cleaning up and make him breakfast. His ex-girlfriend never did that for him.” [Read more…] about What’s Wrong with Wanting to Please Him?
No one wants to get cancer.
No one wants a heart attack.
No one wants to spend their retirement in a La-Z-Boy recliner, too weak and achy to get up.
But a lot of people end up doing just that. [Read more…] about Your Friends Could Add Years to Your Life
Some people are just sensitive.
They’re easily overwhelmed by crowds and noisy, chaotic environments.
They’re sensitive to things most people tolerate just fine: chemicals, fragrances, violent movies, the news. [Read more…] about Are You an Empath? Traits of High Sensitives
The statistics are scary.
The chances of your child being bullied at school range from 25 to 33%.[1]
The likelihood of your teen ending up in an abusive relationship of some kind lies at 33%.[2] [Read more…] about How to Bully-Proof Your Child
Little white lies save relationships.
“You look great in that,” when you wish he’d throw that old shirt in the bin where it belongs.
“I don’t mind,” when of course you DO mind but can’t be bothered arguing. [Read more…] about Could You Commit to Being 100% Honest in Your Relationship?
