Are you Getting the Respect you Deserve in your Marriage?

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Do you find that you often ignore or deny the intense hunger pains that cry out to you for more consideration and respect in your marriage? Although you may try to deny or suppress it, each of us deserves to expect and experience a relationship that includes being truly known, accepted, valued, and seen along [...]

Stop Doing Things You Don’t Want to Do

When you take a look at your calendar from last week, how many things were on there that you really wanted to do? Did you work late when you really didn’t have to? Attended some social gatherings that lasted too long and weren’t what you expected them to be? Did you decide to help out [...]

How Energy Healing can Help through Separation and Divorce

Have you ever wondered what happens to all the  negative energy and emotions that we experience and store up in our bodies and memories during times of major transition such as separation, divorce or anger or grief about the loss of a family member? My good friend Julie Christensen  is an Energy Healer from Hopesbrightflame.com helping [...]

Top 5 Ways to Take the Edge Off Overwhelm

Breathe Deeply. Breathe in slowly counting to four, then hold your breath for the same count of four and then slowly exhale. Taking the time to breathe in deeply several times can help you clear your mind when you start to feel anxious or stressed. 2.   Change your Environment. Take a walk outside with your [...]

Simple Ways to Deal with Stress at Work

  As you start to prepare for the beginning of a new work week, are you already experiencing tension and stress– anticipating  your week ahead with all the responsibilities and  demands that you will need to deal with there? In this short video, Health and Wellness Consultant Samantha Ibarguen shares with us some simple ways [...]

Is Divorce Short-circuiting your Health?

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Can the emotional firestorm you are experiencing during divorce make you sick? Not only can divorce make you sick emotionally, it can definitely impact your health in many negative ways. In his book, Deadly Emotions, Don Colbert, M.D. explains that “The body cannot differentiate between stress that physical factors cause and stress that emotional factors [...]

Is Your Divorce on Life Support?

Stuck in Divorce?

Many women and men ask me, “Why is my divorce taking so long?” They also want to know, “What can I do to help things go more smoothly and cost less money?” I usually find that there are 3 Key Reasons Why you are Stuck in a Divorce that is not moving forward.   1. [...]

Curbing the Physical and Emotional Health Impact of Divorce

Divorce and your Health

The majority of people marry with the hope and expectation that it will be a mutually rewarding relationship that will last forever. So, it is not surprising that divorce can be a painful experience for almost everyone.  Some individuals are better equipped to handle the stresses, challenges and new opportunities of divorce than others.  However, [...]

Overwhelm During Divorce

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Are you struggling with all the changes going on right now during your divorce? Since divorce cuts across all the parts of a person’s life and absorbs a vast amount of emotional energy along the way, you are definitely not alone if you are struggling to figure out what to focus on first. What are [...]

3 Ways to Communicate with a Difficult Ex

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Does your stomach churn at the thought of having to communicate with your ex?  Would you rather clean out a 45 gallon fish tank than contact your ex about the kids’ holiday schedule? Many former spouses continue to experience significant difficulties in the ways that they communicate with each other which spark ongoing wildfires when [...]