Your sister is supposed to be your best friend. No matter what you go through, she’s the confidant you can always count on. She’ll be your biggest cheerleader and best friend, and maybe, sometimes, your worst enemy. So letting go of one of the people you love the most is not easy. I have always ... Read more
When you find the person you love, you’re on cloud nine. You look at them with rose-colored glasses and imagine your future together in the same positive light. After you’ve been together for a while, you will learn that your initial thoughts at the beginning of the relationship might have been a little idealistic. That’s ... Read more
We all want to be happy but what is happiness exactly to any of us? Fortunately, being happy is easier said than done for many people. If you are one of the people who struggle to be happy, you may look at others and wonder how they appear to be so happy and how you ... Read more
Am I good enough? Take a moment to define that term. What makes a person “good enough”? Is it having a thriving career with a lot of money in the bank? Is it being married, having a family or just being the best spouse or parent to ever exist? You never lose your temper, you ... Read more
Adviser, mentor, confidant. Since the dawn of time, ambitious people have relied on aides to help them see the right path. In the 1980s, they’ve been replaced with life coaches – those with enough wisdom and experience to guide us towards happiness and success. Today, there’s a life coach for nearly everything, from nutrition and ... Read more
I want to be happy, it’s one of my ultimate goals in life, but yet I felt like nothing makes me feel happy anymore. Not too long ago when something would not go the way I wanted to, I would grab my phone and start roaming through different apps to calm myself down. I would ... Read more
A few days ago, my husband and I got into a heated argument. Like any normal couple, we fought from time to time, but this time was different. Long story short, it was related to my in-laws and my disagreement with their expectations of my husband and I. The fight lasted for three days, during ... Read more
As many as half of the marriages end up in divorce. That’s a very high percentage of relationships that don’t make it. However, if you already went through a divorce, you have an even higher likelihood of failing in your second and third relationships. The odds are really against you. For instance, more than 6 ... Read more
Hitting rock bottom was the beginning of my beautiful new life. Unfortunately, I didn’t see it that way at the time. June 7, 2008, I should have been getting ready to go on vacation to Hawaii, but instead, I was lying face-down on my bed, crying. Why? Twenty minutes earlier, my husband of seven years ... Read more
In the eyes of the most professors and leaders, defending your opinion equals being defensive. I hated this about the educational system. Even if a professor was wrong, there was hardly a way to speak your mind without being perceived as a defensive and rude person. That was before I learned how to handle my ... Read more
