Category: Personal Development

Resistance Training: Image of barbell and sneakers in living room
Personal Development

Resistance Training or Cardio—Which is better?: Info-Mini-Hack #2

(My speedy summary of this 1+ hour podcast episode on resistance training.) What’s the best way to lose weight: cardio exercise or resistance training? Knowing the frequently spouted formula for slimming down—Burn more calories than you consume.—most people choose the physical activity they believe will burn the most calories. Which means cardio activities like running, Orange Theory

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Family

How to make love last: Info-Mini-Hack #1

(My summary of Brene Brown’s podcast episode with the Drs. John and Julie Gottman) Want to know what makes love last, but don’t have an hour and a half to listen to Brene Brown’s podcast episode on the topic? Here you go: my info-mini-hack of the above-mentioned episode.  John and Julie Gottman are both super

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SweetGirl: Child Sexual Abuse Image of a young girl asleep on a young boy's shoulder
Child Sexual Abuse

Dear Sweet Girl: What to say to a child sexual abuse survivor

In America, at least one in 10 children will be sexually abused by the time they are 18.  Sweet girl.  Oh, no… I’m so sorry. Did they call you that? I should have been more careful with my words. Please forgive me. I will only refer to you by your name moving forward.   Here’s what

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What to expect when you have a miscarriage: Image of a cross stitch sampler that says, "A person's a person, no matter how small."
Family

Miscarriage 101: Coping with Your Secret Grief

by Josy (Tarantini) Hu Miscarriage is one of those words you don’t hear every day. Miscarriage doesn’t come up in casual conversation, or on social media, or in songs on the radio. So whether it’s because miscarriage is a private issue or merely because society has made it taboo, couples experiencing miscarriages tend to find

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Everything Belongs: Image of a theater marquis saying: The World Is Temporarily Closed
Life

Everything Belongs: Best practices for when life sucks (over and over)

Upon occasion, when a string of life sucks circumstances has happened one after another to me and/or my loved ones, I’ve referred to that period of time as a “Job Season.” I think most people would agree: This entire year (2020) has been a “Job Season.” Just when we think things might be looking up,

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Intimacy 101: Let's talk about sex, baby. Image of a couple hugging.
Family

(Physical) Intimacy 101: Let’s Talk about Sex, Baby

  This week in a private Facebook group, I read 368 comments reacting to a woman who posted, “I could care less if I never have sex again.” 368 comments. Clearly this gal touched upon a hot topic, (don’t) pardon the pun. Curious, I tracked the number of women agreeing and disagreeing with her. Seventy

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Boundaries 101: Image of Gandalph saying You Shalll Not Pass
Personal Development

Boundaries 101 (aka: You shall not pass!)

Who’s driving you crazy right now?  I can help. If you’ve read this blog for long, you know I’m a fan of boundaries: the concept and the book. In fact, in this blog post I ranked Boundaries #2 on my list of favorite nonfiction titles. It was my mother who taught me this concept.  As I

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Positivity 101: Sign saying : Change Your Mindset
Life

Positivity 101: (aka–How to live life with more happiness and joy.)

Earlier this year, my writer friend, Brittney, messaged me with a blog post request: something on positivity, please. “How do you manage to stay so positive in a time when many people are very focused on the negative?” My positivity process is not difficult. But it’s not simple either. It’s not a one word, one

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