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Move Forward or Stand Still?

With January coming to an end, how focused are you still on those New Year’s Resolutions? If you are like most people, some of the excitement and energy for achieving those goals has waned. Now is the perfect time to re-evaluate those goals. Ask yourself: Is this goal important to my life now? Is this goal

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Make R.E.A.L. and Lasting Change

This time of year is filled with renewal, hope, and plans for 2016. We’re focused on the possibilities of the New Year and the chance to accomplish what we didn’t in 2015. But 92%* of people don’t keep their New Year’s resolutions. By mid-February the gyms aren’t as full and resolutions fall by the wayside.

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You can’t do it all by yourself, so stop trying!

by Christina Lattimore “A little boy was having difficulty lifting a heavy stone. His father came along just then. Noting the boy’s failure, he asked, “Are you using all your strength?” “Yes, I am,” the little boy said impatiently. “No, you are not,” the father answered. “I am right here just waiting, and you haven’t

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Make Self-Compassion a Priority

Now that we’re days into the New Year, those who set New Year’s Resolutions are in the thick of making their change. But before fully moving into the New Year, reviewing the past year – the good, bad, and ugly is necessary. Regardless of the ups and downs of 2015, how you understand them will directly

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Dance Like the World is Watching

For many women asking for help is foreign to them. They are so busy helping others that they don’t think to or even know how to ask for help themselves. Deborah Cohan (see video) gives us a wonderful example of asking for what we need. Moments before she goes into surgery for a double mastectomy

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Damn, can I be carefree, too?

I am a Black, I am a woman, and I am mentally exhausted. Black lives matter-SUPPORT!   Police are killing Black men and boys-PROTEST!   Black women are the lowest paid of all groups-NEGOTIATE!   Black women are the least married group-DATE!   Black people need to support the community-VOLUNTEER!   Black women are graduating

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Be Kinder to You in 2016

How many times a day do you call yourself “lazy” or “stupid”? The words come into our minds without us even realizing it. Special K has a great commercial that shows how hurtful and damaging we can be to ourselves (see video). It shows women in a clothing store reading labels that say “Feeling disgusting”,

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3 Ways to Take Care of your Mental & Physical

The countdown is ON, 2016 is literally days away!  Even though there isn’t much talk of resolutions these days, there is always talk of change and improvement.  In the midst of changing and improving, you will hit road blocks and question your decisions.  You will have highs one day, and lows the next day, but

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Say No Like You Mean It

This time of year is full of too many things to do any not enough time. You’ve probably said yes to things that you don’t want to do or don’t have the time to do. And you end up kicking yourself and resenting others as a result. Saying no isn’t easy especially for people who

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Reflect on ’15 before you plan ’16!

Before you begin planning and plotting on the goals for 2016, what happened with the 2015 goals?  Did you reach them?  Did they get lost in the shuffle of life?  Did you get discouraged and let them fall by the wayside?  But hey who cares, you are looking forward to 2016 and you KNOW this

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