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How to Recognize Abuse in a Relationship

In a 1938 stage play written by Patrick Hamilton, a husband mysteriously disappears each evening.  W...

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Three Strategies for Turning a Challenge into a Triumph

In two recent episodes of the  Emotions Mentor® podcast , I had the privilege of talking with indivi...

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Six Scientifically Proven Benefits of Practicing Gratitude

British philosopher, writer, and literary critic GK Chesterton wrote: “I would maintain that thanks ...

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Postpartum Depression

Each year, more women will experience postpartum depression than there are new cases of tuberculosis...

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How to Recognize Depression and Anxiety in Teens

Suicide rates in the United States over the past 15 years have skyrocketed, making suicide a growing...

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7 Ways to Make Your Home a Haven for Youth

Five years ago, the American Psychological Association (APA) published the results of an intensive  ...

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Helping Men Reach Optimal Mental Health

One of the more common tropes in television and movies is that of the man lost on a country road, st...

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Nine Things Not to Say to Someone Who Is Grieving

Death is often referred to as life’s great equalizer.  And, it’s true, we all die eventually.  But t...

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12 Ways to Boost Emotional Intelligence

Very often in life, we look at a person who has made it through a difficult time—the death of a love...

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Ten Tools for Getting Through the Dog Days of Summer—or Life

This week marks the beginning of that stretch of year often referred to as the Dog Days of Summer. I...

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Facing Addiction Head On

Addiction is a tough word—one that no one wants associated with themselves or with a loved one. In r...

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How to Embrace Success

After a whirlwind of travel, and with another week of flights and workshops ahead of me, I settled i...

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4 Ways to Use Essential Oils to Help Heal Your Gut

Recently on my  Emotions Mentor podcast , I spoke with functional medicine practitioner  Melissa Esg...

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Mindfulness Meditation and Essential Oils

Healing from  anger , frustration,  anxiety , stress,  exhaustion , or any other emotional ailment t...

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6 Tips for Changing the Way You Think about Yourself

Learning to feel comfortable in your own skin, to truly love who you are, takes a lot of work. But, ...

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Releasing Trapped Emotions

“She died of a broken heart.”  “He’s carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders.”  “Butterfli...

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6 Essential Oil Recipes to Help Balance Hormones

, From the time a pre-teen girl starts puberty to the time she reaches her 40s and 50s, the hormones...

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How to Understand PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, affects millions of Americans each year—men, women, and chi...

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Emotions and Physical Health

A  growing   body  of research over the past few decades has demonstrated a clear link between emoti...

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5 Traits—and Essential Oil Tips—for Developing a Winning Mindset

Winning takes talent, hard work, some inspiration, and often a little luck. But there is one other e...

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