4 Things I Learned in My 40’s I Wish I Knew Sooner

"Being in your forties - any woman who isn't there yet, I just have to say to you: Euphoria is coming to you." - Tori Amos There are so many things I learned after I turned forty that I’m not sure I could even write them all down. Every decade of life brings more experience, more self-awareness, more truth and hopefully more understanding of yourself and others. Something magical that happens to women at the [...]

2019-10-16T22:34:27+00:00October 17th, 2019|Personal Growth, Self Love|

The Real Reasons You’re Depressed or Have Anxiety —— A Book Review of Lost Connections

"Everything that causes an increase in depression also causes an increase in anxiety and the other way around. They rise and fall together." - Johan Hari For years I’ve been trying to tell people that you CAN overcome depression and you CAN overcome anxiety and you don’t have to be stuck in a negative loop cycle for the rest of your life. For years I’ve been saying that medication won’t make you happy or cure [...]

2019-08-14T23:11:36+00:00August 15th, 2019|Book Reviews, Depression & Anxiety|

One Way to Stop Feeling So Depressed All The Time

"Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future."- Swami Sivananda Do you have a constant sense of malaise, depression, boredom or apathy that never seems to go away? Do you read books, try medications, listen to podcasts or attend seminars and never seem to feel better? Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and [...]

If You’re Anxious In Relationships Read This- A Book Review of Insecure In Love

Do you wonder why you’re never happy with your partner once you get into a committed relationship? Do you find that you start blaming them for not meeting your needs, but you fail to express it outwardly and it turns into resentment and anger? Do you find yourself repeating the same patterns over and over and you’re starting to realize that maybe you’re a part of the problem? Have you read all the expert advice [...]

2019-04-14T17:40:46+00:00February 9th, 2019|Book Reviews|

Why People Commit Suicide and Can You Help?

"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide." -  Albert Camus Why Do People Commit Suicide? Yesterday I found out that one of my friends shot himself in the head. We hadn’t spoken in a few years except the occasional Facebook prompt, yet I feel like I’ve lost a brother and a family member. I was sixteen when I moved out of my house and moved to Orange County, California from [...]

2019-04-14T18:04:17+00:00November 16th, 2017|Depression & Anxiety|

How To Crush Your Anxiety

“Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.” ― Anais Nin Suffering Do you constantly have a little knot in the pit of your stomach? Do you spend endless nights tossing and turning as you try to get to sleep only to wake up over and over again?  [...]

2019-04-14T18:04:33+00:00October 2nd, 2017|Depression & Anxiety|

Why You’re Anxious In Relationships- Part II

"The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity." - Erich Fromm For those of you that read my prior post on Insecurity in Relationships on Tiny Buddha this is a follow up.  For those who haven't, here is the link:Why You Feel Anxious in Relationships and How To Stop I’m going to share something really painful right now. After 7 months of what I [...]

2019-04-14T18:05:22+00:00June 7th, 2017|Insecurity, Love & Relationships|

5 Reasons Depression is Running Your Life-But Doesn’t Have to

"Be a force of love as often as you can and turn away negative thoughts whenever you feel them surface." - Wayne Dyer Can you barely get out of bed in the morning? Do you dread the idea of going anywhere?  Are your days spent crying spontaneously?  Do you lie on the couch and zone out to reruns of Law & Order?  Or, perhaps you can function through the day but feel like you are [...]

2019-04-14T18:06:03+00:00January 26th, 2017|Depression & Anxiety, Personal Growth|
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