Holidays are supposed to be joyful, relaxing and nurturing – precious time to share with our families, enjoy each other’s company, appreciate our blessings and take a break from our busy schedules…

But for many of us (77% of Americans according to a recent study) the holidays are actually one of the most stressful times of the year!

Improve your relationship communication for less conflict and deeper connection

Your relationships can be both a source of great joy and, from time to time, great challenges.

Whether you’re dealing with a conflict right now or you want to learn how to have more healthy relationships, I want to help. I know how important good relationships are to your quality of life.

In fact, good relationships are a basic human need. I want you to have the confidence and tools to thrive in your connections!

In this post, I’m going to teach…

The best healthy habits I use in my life to energize my body and spirit

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold or silver.” –Mahatma Ghandi

Are you longing to create real, tangible results in your health and wellbeing? Does the missing piece in creating and living your full-spectrum life lie in your experience of health and your physical body? Are you just tired of sifting through all of the content and noise around how to attain better health and change your life? If you answered yes to any…

Learn how to truly manifest the vision you’ve dreamed of with concrete steps.

“Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning… Anyone can start over and make a new ending.” – Chico Xavier

We all have dreams. Every single one of us has visions of the things we would love.

It’s so common that we might even automatically discount them. We think of them as “daydreams” and write them off as something we can’t really have.

We hear the voices of our paradigms (the…

Vision Board 101: What they are and how you can use them.

You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’ – George Bernard Shaw 

Have you ever wondered how to make a vision board?

Sometimes called “dream boards”, a lot of people have talked about these handy tools, from psychologists to Law of Attraction experts.

If the idea of a vision board sparks your interest, this is the post for you.

Drop whatever preconceived notions you have…

Learn to use rituals to enhance your mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

“The ritual of our daily lives permeate our very bodies.” – Banana Yoshimoto

What is the difference between a daily ritual and a daily routine?

Many people use these phrases interchangeably, but they’re not exactly the same.

A routine is a series of actions that you take in a certain order. You might have an exercise routine or a skincare routine. These things are important but not necessarily integral for your mental, emotional, and spiritual clarity — though,…

How mastering your thoughts makes success inevitable.

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” – Plutarch

As you read this post, you have thoughts in your head. You can’t not think. It’s a constant state of being.

When you’re doing dishes, driving to the store, taking a shower, or head down working in absolute concentration, you are thinking. You are thinking at all moments of your life.

I often tell people to notice what they are noticing. It’s a Brave Thinking® tool…

Learn how affirmations can help you manifest material wealth.

“Money does not buy you happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery.” – Daniel Kahneman

Have you ever noticed that most stories about money make it seem like it’s negative to want it?

Think of movie characters, famous books, even in religious lessons and morals you heard as a child — the rich are painted as negative. The poor are painted as good.

That line of thinking has given many of us false paradigms about money.

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How to overcome stress and fear when the situation seems too immense.

“If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.” – Dalai Lama XIV

What if you feel you’re facing a problem that you can’t fix? If your issue seems absolutely insurmountable, I want you to know that you’re not alone. 

We’ve all lived through uncertainty and situations…

Let go of the dreams that you’ve outgrown and move into your purpose.

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – Les Brown

We all have dreams. For many people, dreams are simply wishes that they want. Brave Thinking® teaches us how to take those dreams from a “someday” wish to realization.

As Brave Thinkers®, we know how to use the tools to take our dreams from thoughts to action. But sometimes we get so caught up in our lives and goals that…