I believe you can be accomplished and still struggle. I believe you can be strong and still need support. This space is where we talk about both.
Practical insight and compassionate guidance to help you feel as steady inside as you appear on the outside.

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12 Signs You May Be a Workaholic and 3 Steps Toward a Healthier Balance
Realizing you’re a workaholic may be a little more difficult than you think. Here’s a bit of my own story….
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515 SelfWork: Enhance Your Skills: Listening Someone Into Existence with Doug Noll
Today we’ll focus on how to listen to someone so that they feel truly understood and seen. And it may…
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Highly Sensitive People: 8 Signs You May Be an HSP and 6 Ways to Thrive
Do bright lights, strong smells, loud noises, or scratchy fabrics affect you more than they seem to affect other people?…
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514 SelfWork: Three Essential Questions To Identify Your Role Model
Today I’m focusing on three role models in my own life and giving you a path to find your own…
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5 Things to Do When Anger Causes You to Lose Your Cool
Anger is human, but losing control can be harmful. What matters next is whether you’re willing to understand what happened,…
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513 SelfWork: Inside A Psych Ward: A New Book by JaKob Williams, Chock Full of Nuts
You may never have been on the inside of a psych ward. In his new book, JaKob Williams takes you…
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Resilience, Vulnerability and Leading a Purposeful Life: The 2 Qualities You Need to Live With Purpose
If you’ve followed my work for a while, you know I don’t want to simply describe a problem. I want…
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512 SelfWork: CBT for Insomnia and Its 100% Effective Cure: Dr. Nick Wignall
Dr. Nick Wignall continues as Dr. Margaret’s guest this week, as we switch from focusing on emotional fitness to the…
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Unrealistic Expectations and the 2 Patterns That Keep You Stuck in Depression
This is the final article in a five-part series about the most common mental mistakes that can lead to depression,…
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12 Signs You May Be a Workaholic and 3 Steps Toward a Healthier Balance
Realizing you’re a workaholic may be a little more difficult than you think. Here’s a bit of my own story….
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515 SelfWork: Enhance Your Skills: Listening Someone Into Existence with Doug Noll
Today we’ll focus on how to listen to someone so that they feel truly understood and seen. And it may…
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Highly Sensitive People: 8 Signs You May Be an HSP and 6 Ways to Thrive
Do bright lights, strong smells, loud noises, or scratchy fabrics affect you more than they seem to affect other people?…
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514 SelfWork: Three Essential Questions To Identify Your Role Model
Today I’m focusing on three role models in my own life and giving you a path to find your own…
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5 Things to Do When Anger Causes You to Lose Your Cool
Anger is human, but losing control can be harmful. What matters next is whether you’re willing to understand what happened,…
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513 SelfWork: Inside A Psych Ward: A New Book by JaKob Williams, Chock Full of Nuts
You may never have been on the inside of a psych ward. In his new book, JaKob Williams takes you…
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Resilience, Vulnerability and Leading a Purposeful Life: The 2 Qualities You Need to Live With Purpose
If you’ve followed my work for a while, you know I don’t want to simply describe a problem. I want…
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512 SelfWork: CBT for Insomnia and Its 100% Effective Cure: Dr. Nick Wignall
Dr. Nick Wignall continues as Dr. Margaret’s guest this week, as we switch from focusing on emotional fitness to the…
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Unrealistic Expectations and the 2 Patterns That Keep You Stuck in Depression
This is the final article in a five-part series about the most common mental mistakes that can lead to depression,…
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515 SelfWork: Enhance Your Skills: Listening Someone Into Existence with Doug Noll
Today we’ll focus on how to listen to someone so that they feel truly understood and seen. And it may…
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Highly Sensitive People: 8 Signs You May Be an HSP and 6 Ways to Thrive
Do bright lights, strong smells, loud noises, or scratchy fabrics affect you more than they seem to affect other people?…
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514 SelfWork: Three Essential Questions To Identify Your Role Model
Today I’m focusing on three role models in my own life and giving you a path to find your own…
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513 SelfWork: Inside A Psych Ward: A New Book by JaKob Williams, Chock Full of Nuts
You may never have been on the inside of a psych ward. In his new book, JaKob Williams takes you…
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Resilience, Vulnerability and Leading a Purposeful Life: The 2 Qualities You Need to Live With Purpose
If you’ve followed my work for a while, you know I don’t want to simply describe a problem. I want…
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512 SelfWork: CBT for Insomnia and Its 100% Effective Cure: Dr. Nick Wignall
Dr. Nick Wignall continues as Dr. Margaret’s guest this week, as we switch from focusing on emotional fitness to the…
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Unrealistic Expectations and the 2 Patterns That Keep You Stuck in Depression
This is the final article in a five-part series about the most common mental mistakes that can lead to depression,…
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511 SelfWork: Emotional Fitness and Being The Hero of Your Own Life: Dr. Nick Wignall
Dr. Nick Wignall speaks about the vital importance of emotional fitness and becoming the hero of your life. This whole…
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Overgeneralization and Depression: When One Experience Becomes “Always”
This is the fourth in a five-part series about the most common mental mistakes that can lead to depression, keep…
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515 SelfWork: Enhance Your Skills: Listening Someone Into Existence with Doug Noll
Today we’ll focus on how to listen to someone so that they feel truly understood and seen. And it may not be a kind of…
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Highly Sensitive People: 8 Signs You May Be an HSP and 6 Ways to Thrive
Do bright lights, strong smells, loud noises, or scratchy fabrics affect you more than they seem to affect other people? Do you become overwhelmed when…
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514 SelfWork: Three Essential Questions To Identify Your Role Model
Today I’m focusing on three role models in my own life and giving you a path to find your own role model. How does someone…
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Resilience, Vulnerability and Leading a Purposeful Life: The 2 Qualities You Need to Live With Purpose
If you’ve followed my work for a while, you know I don’t want to simply describe a problem. I want to talk about what you…
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503 SelfWork: Important Insights Into How to Interpret the Enneagram with Courtney Smith
Discover how to interpret the Enneagram in this episode of SelfWork! It’s a personality test that’s been around for decades. How is it different from…
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An Excerpt from The Perfectly Hidden Depression Workbook
What you’ll find in this post is an excerpt from my new workbook, The Perfectly Hidden Depression Workbook. Hope you enjoy! It was my mom…
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498 SelfWork: Plastic Surgery: Understanding Its Psychological Side with Dr. Rady Rahban
Today we’re focusing on the psychological side of plastic surgery. Understanding the motivations and emotional impacts of such decisions is crucial for anyone considering these…
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490 SelfWork: How To Choose A Great Career And When To Change It
Choosing a career is one thing. However, knowing if it’s the right choice for you or if you need to consider other alternatives? That can…
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The Relentless Camouflage of Performing Your Life
Camouflage. You wear it to hide, to be able to do something in secret, to escape detection but get some job done. Right? Today, Dr….

