• Why I’ve Upgraded to a Drama-Free Relationship

    By Renée Suzanne “Love is not what you say. Love is what you do.” ~Unknown I used to think that true love should be passionate and intense. When someone broke up with me or treated me poorly, I’d imagine that he really didn’t mean it. Surely he was really a good person and truly loved me, but was…

  • The Wisdom of Our Body: Slow Down and Tune In to Take Care of Yourself

    By Chetna Mehta “There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophies.” ~Friedrich Nietzche Parked in a dimly lit garage in the middle of the city at around 7pm, I sat in the driver’s seat, seatbelt still on, texting two different male acquaintances who had expressed sexual interest in me. “What are you…

  • 15 Ways to Raise Your Vibration

    By: Advisor Amee What are some ways you can raise your vibration for your highest good? Here are some methods I have personally tried when I was sad,  angry, frustrated, anxiety ridden, depressed,or just in a funk! 1.Music. Upbeat, positive lyrics can make your day and moments brighter as it boosts the dopamine levels. 2.Dance….

  • The Power of Perspective: A Simple Way to Ease Anxiety

    “The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking.” ~Eckhart Tolle One of the first ideas I learned in law school was “the reasonable third person,” a legal fiction created to help figure out if someone has acted unreasonably. There’s no clear-cut…

  • Accept and Value Yourself: 11 Ways to Embrace Who You Are

    By Johanna Schram “You’re imperfect, and you’re wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” ~Brené Brown I can’t remember exactly what it was she was trying to convince me I could do, but I had an argument to counter every bit of encouragement. There was no shortage to the ways I believed…

  • What I Learned from Loving the “Wrong Person” and Why I Don’t Regret It

    By Angela Lois “Some people come into your life for a reason, some a season, and some a lifetime. However long it was, be thankful for the gifts you received from them.” ~Unknown When I first met him, we instantly clicked. We became fast friends aided by the fact that I was dealing with my father’s death and he was by my side…

  • 4 Ways to Get Your Mind Off Yourself and Replace Worry with Joy

    By Michelle Meadows “The only way to be truly happy is to get your mind off yourself and help somebody else.” ~Joyce Meyer A couple of years ago, I was dealing with two major life changes at the same time. The first change was that my husband and I moved from Maryland to Delaware after our…

  • 3 Tools That Can Help You Calm Your Mind and Let Go of Anxiety

    By Joanna Ciolek “I vow to let go of all worries and anxiety in order to be light and free.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh  I’ve struggled with anxiety throughout my life. A difficult childhood and my highly sensitive personality meant I grew into an anxious kid—there was just too much pain and emotional overwhelm for my young brain to…

  • February 2018 Tarotscopes

    By: Advisor Christine Introducing The Fantastical Tarot Deck                   Aries – 3 Of Cups Someone is going to be doing some celebrating and it is you Aries!  Abundance, family and friendships old and new are set aside for you this month!  Anniversaries, christenings, weddings and birthdays; the…

  • 7 Vital Choices for Happy Relationships

    By Lori Deschene “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ~Lao Tzu A little over a decade ago I thought I was going to marry my college sweetheart and become a young bride, which made it all the more devastating when happily ever after didn’t pan out. When…

  • How to Leave a Toxic Relationship When You’re Still in Love

    By Tiffaney Kennedy “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” ~Marilyn Monroe Why does it have to hurt so badly? You’re so in love, but your relationship has become toxic. It simply can’t continue. Night after sleepless night, you lie awake replaying the fights in your head. You can’t understand why your partner…

  • 3 Ways to Tell If You’re in an Unhealthy Relationship

    By Holly Lochinger “The harder you fight to hold onto specific assumptions, the more likely there’s gold in letting them go.” ~John Seely Brown It was Christmas night and I was ecstatic. He would be there any minute. I touched up my gloss and gave myself a quick once over in the hallway mirror. Despite having…

  • 10 Powerful Tips for Building a Deep, Lasting Love

    By Joel Almeida “We are a work in progress with a lifetime contract.” ~Phyllis Koss The priest at our wedding advised us, “It’s not enough to say, ‘I want to marry you’ just today. You’ve got to be able to say that every day.” Problems and challenges in life can be like the wind, which blows…

  • How to Use Comparisons for Growth Instead of Feeling Inferior

    By Hannah Braime “The heart is like a garden: it can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?” ~Jack Kornfield Comparison is something we all struggle with at one point or another. Although it’s something that conventional self-help wisdom urges us to avoid, it’s also a way of gauging where…

  • When We Hold onto Relationships That Hurt Us

    By Evie Drake “Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than hurt yourself trying to put it back together.” ~Unknown Human beings are genetically programmed to desire love. Embraces are as important to us as food and water. Perhaps that’s why when we find someone—the wrong someone—we’re often too blind to see it. We…

  • 3 Simple Steps To Stop Worry In Its Tracks

    By Lia Carroll Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow.  It only saps today of its joy.” ~Leo Buscaglia For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the worrywart extraordinaire. Worry: verb: To give way to anxiety or unease; allow one’s mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles. Fret, be anxious, brood, stress, panic. If…

  • One Simple Thing Anyone Can Do to Have a Better Day

    By: Megna Murali “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ~Maya Angelou Today as I walked down a trendy suburban street heading to an appointment, my phone rang. I was not having the best of days. I was walking past chic cafes…

  • How to Overcome Emotional Overload When You’re Highly Empathetic

    By: Rena Greenberg “When someone throws you a stone, throw back a flower.” ~Gandhi “Ouch,” I cried out instinctively as my husband, Barry, and I walked through the beach parking lot, barefoot. It was only when Barry turned to me and asked me why I yelled out that I realized it was him who stubbed his…

  • When You’re Hooked On an Abusive Partner and Scared to Walk Away

    By: Vivian McGrath “We set the standard for how we want to be treated. Our relationships are a reflection of the relationship we have with ourselves.” ~Iyanla Vanzant I’ll be honest. I knew my ex was a screwed-up guy. My head told me that not long after we met. The alarm bells were screeching. Could I hear them? Of…

  • Growing from Ghosting: 5 Things To Consider While Dealing with Silence

    By: Sarah E. Miller Let’s get this out of the way first: Ghosting is crappy etiquette. There’s no real, concrete excuse for it, except perhaps pure, unadulterated laziness with a touch of cruelty. We take for granted how much technology has changed the way we interact with people. We are humans first, but it seems we…