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Many of us are about to celebrate the classic American holiday of Thanksgiving today. It’s a day that brings people of different religions, creeds, genders and ages together to give thanks and share a meal. It’s a wonderful model for joy because as research has taught us, it’s not being joyful that makes us grateful, …
These eight words have dramatically changed how I see myself and the relationship I have with myself and others. Read them again. You are a soul. You have a body. What if this were true? Would it change anything for you? If you believed that you are a soul who wears their body as a …
Hot, red, fire. That’s how my face looked. That’s how my insides felt. I wanted to run, hide, escape as far away as I could. I think I actually giggled a little. But inside I was crying. I was dying. Embarrassed. Humiliated. Mortified. That’s what I felt when I heard these words from the teacher: …
Imagine if you came across this advertisement for a seven day beach vacation: 3 days only at the beach Torrential downpour Flat tire Kids argue and complain Awkward dinner Episode of severe vertigo Foul smelling water Would you be so quick to sign up for such a trip? Is this your idea of a relaxing …
Over the last month I’ve discussed the reasons why we overeat and become overweight. We overeat due to overdesire and overhunger as well as emotional discomfort and physical cravings. I’ve discussed several tools to address all of these issues and if you’ve missed any of them or want to review, feel free to go back …
Up until this point in the Brain and Body Reboot, I’ve discussed several tools that you can use to help address the problems of overhunger and overdesire. With overhunger, I’ve discussed understanding our hunger signals and our hormones as well as understanding how to use the foods we eat and the timing of eating them …
When you want to create a result in your life, you probably do what most people do which is look to the actions that you need to take in order to achieve that result. If you want to achieve a certain weight, for example, there are a number of actions that you might consider such …
When you are trying to do or achieve something that you have not done before, it’s natural to look backwards in your life for evidence that it can be done. The problem with this is that if you’ve never done it before, there is no evidence. Your search will come up empty and you will …
There is one main difference between those who get the results they want and those who don’t: their level of commitment. If you have an attitude where you will just try something or dabble in this or that to get a result, chances are that you won’t get there. If, on the other hand, you …
There are many obstacles in life that we can predict, but others that we simply can’t. We need to have ways to deal with both of these scenarios or we’ll end up using these circumstances as excuses to go back to our old habits and move away from our goals and true desires. When you …