According to Dr. Robert Epstein in an article in Scientific American Mind, about half of first marriages fail in the U.S as do two thirds of second marriages, and three quarters of third marriages. The key to having good relationships is communication. Personally given how important relationships are to our well-being—to love, be loved, and feel loved back—learning how to communicate and to undo our negative relationship patterns is the real work of our lifetime. It is through … [Read more...]
In search of your Creativity: The Real Hunger Game
Let me just start out with saying stories and movies like the Hunger Games are not feeding the soul. If you stopped to think about it, you might ask yourself what you hunger for that you cannot name or do not recognize? Some would say it is creativity that really feeds the sou. Creativity is what we really hunger for and the capacity for creativity comes from deep within… an authentic place the yogis and Carl Jung called the Self. To access this creativity requires you to know yourself … [Read more...]
Does being or feeling overweight sabotage your passion for sex and life?
Notice I said being or feeling, you may not actually be overweight, but you don’t feel like you are thin enough so you don’t feel sexy or like having sex. Research shows that your sex drive, sometimes called libido is related to your confidence levels. Libido is not just limited to sex it also relates to passion for life. Cindy Meston, Ph.D., and director of Sexual Psychophysiology at the University of Texas, determined that the more we compare ourselves to what the fashion world wants us to … [Read more...]
Diet Myths You Need to Let Go Of
One of the common themes I have seen in my practice is the notion that when you lose weight your problems go away and your dreams get fulfilled. I wonder if that is part of the reason people regain the weight they lose. What they thought would happen by losing weight does not happen so they lose the motivation to delay immediate gratification, the pleasure they get from certain foods and the discipline it takes to eat right and exercise daily. To lose weight successfully means you keep it … [Read more...]
Why Angelina Jolie does not look healthy or sexy
Losing weight should be motivated by a desire to live a healthier life style more than a way to find your confidence and “look sexy.” I know women think being thinner is the ticket to more self- confidence and being more attractive to the opposite sex. The problem is that confidence just like happiness comes from within. I don’t think women realize that research shows men find curvier shapes more attractive. According to the research, looking at curvaceous, the hour-glassed shaped body … [Read more...]