What’s The Difference Between Self-Centeredness, Selfishness and Self-Awareness?
Thoughts around what it means to be selfish, self-centered, or self-aware can be muddled and even feel contradictory. Do you believe if you ask for something you want, you’re being selfish? ...
Understanding And Overcoming Procrastination
“Honey, did you Venmo the gardener?” “I meant to but forgot.” “Did you remember to call that new client?” “Yeah, but I didn’t get to it…”...
Bingeing Or Comfort Eating? Five Ways For Comfort Eating To Stay Comfortable
I have two distinct memories that involve eating. One horrified me, the other brought a sense of being understood.
I, like most others, had a small fridge in my dorm room in college. I was beginning to develop anorexia, but hadn’t a clue at the time. I was eating less and less, and receiving all kinds of accolades for becoming thin.
284 SelfWork: Josh Peck Talks True Happiness: A Conversation With The Actor and Author of Happy People Are Annoying
Where did you learn who Josh Peck was? Through his award-winning performance in Drake and Josh when he was a teen? Starring next to Ben Kingsley in The Wackness? Or has it been more recently in...
281 SelfWork: A Personal Story of DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality): A Conversation with Author Lyn Barrett
Warning: There are references made in this episode to childhood abuse and suicidal thoughts/attempts. Please listen with caution. Here are international suicide prevention hotlines and resources....
How To Not Hate Your Body: Four Ideas That Work (Without Losing One Pound..)
Sometimes I get emails that tear me up with their honesty and vulnerability, recently I received one that particularly touched me. “I wanted to tell you that I really enjoy your podcast! I...
Self-Compassion: Why It’s Important and Four Ways to Build It In Yourself
Sometimes painful emotions feel like they may kill you.
Perhaps J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame said it best.
“I DON’T CARE!” Harry yelled at them, snatching up a lunascope and throwing it into the fireplace. “I’VE HAD ENOUGH, I’VE SEEN ENOUGH, I WANT OUT, I WANT IT TO END, I DON’T CARE ANYMORE!”
Three Hurdles in the Fight With the Black Dog of Depression
During this challenging time, I share this post again in the hope of helping those of you already suffering from depression, for whom that depression might be worsened by anxiety and isolation, and...
271 SelfWork: You Are What You Click: A Conversation with Author Brian Primack
Imagine my surprise when I heard of a great book I wanted to feature on SelfWork – and then discovered its author lived in my own hometown of Fayetteville, Arkansas! That book is You Are What...
What To Do If You’re Watching Someone Grieve
Death and family mourning were part of my everyday awareness, as I grew up the daughter of a much beloved funeral director. Wakes, cemetery plots, grave markers, funeral arrangements, caskets…...
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