There was a concept brought forward this week on the Stress Less Show that is absolutely life changing: standards versus expectations.
All of us ask the people in our lives for x, y & z. Favors. Requests. Once we’ve made these requests, we have these secret expectations that we hold of them. Maybe we don’t even always realize it, but once we ask someone to do something, in our minds, we have some specific…
This week I brought on an incredible guest, Dr. Steven Greene, who - believe it or not - I actually met online during the pandemic through a mutual friend (shout out to Melissa Aidukas if you're reading this).
Dr. Steven Greene is the owner of Make The Grade, an online tutoring company, and has more than 20+ years of experience with online learning. Yep, he didn't need to "pivot" during the pandemic... He was already doing all his work with students online.
During our conversation, we spoke about…
I have a confession to make...
I feel completely and utterly unqualified to talk about what it’s like to be a mom, let alone parenting during the pandemic. The closest I've gotten to either of these experiences is having two fur babies at home and, let's be real, that's not at all the same thing...
And yet I've been getting quite a few requests to talk about how to…
Do you know the difference between Big “T” trauma and Little “t” trauma? The word trauma is really this mythical word, if you will. It’s hard to nail down to describe, hard to really define.
On this week's episode of the Stress Less Show, I brought on a guest that is an expert on trauma and how it shows up in our business years later.
I connected with her a couple of weeks ago on a phone call, just to get to know each other, and I was completely blown away by…
Let’s check in. This month, we’ve been talking about spirituality on the show, and I know that can be a difficult or even scary subject for a lot of us.
We all have our own unique lived experience with spirituality, religion, God, you name it… In this week’s episode of The Stress Less Show, I shared a little about my own journey with spirituality - how I’ve felt abandoned by God and how I’ve reconnected to a sense of spiritual connection…
If you’ve been following along, this month on The Stress Less Show, we’ve been exploring our basic needs, using Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as our guide. We started by addressing our physiological needs. Then, onto our safety needs. Then, came our love and belonging needs…
So, what’s next? Well, I’m glad you asked! The answer is self-esteem…
How loved do you feel in your relationships? And I’m not just talking about your romantic ones. Cultivating a sense of love and belonging in our lives with the people we spend time with is a basic need. Humans are social creatures after all! This week, holistic psychotherapist, Laura Brown and I are diving deep into what it means to really build relationships that are healthy and open so that we can feel loved and secure with the people we care about.
Last week, we started a conversation on Maslow's hierarchy of needs because, with everything going on in the world, taking a step back to focus primarily on our most important needs can be a powerful source of healing and grounding. I don't know about you, but I could use a little bit of that! Today, we're continuing our conversation and making our way up Maslow's pyramid of needs to talk about safety with founder and CEO of The Accountant Therapist and Brown’s Fulfillment & Accounting Firm, Rose Brown…
Happy New Year! Starting a brand new year is usually a transformative time for many of us. After completing a full 365 days, we set brand new goals and resolutions for ourselves in order to propel ourselves forward even further on our journey. However, I think I am not alone when I say that the start of 2021 feels… well different to say the least…
Are you a tea drinker? For those of you who know me well, you know that I am a total caffeine-free tea person. I love it! But besides just being a delicious warm beverage to have in the wintertime, tea can also be a much more powerful and mindful experience. I sat down with my friend and colleague, Louise Carruth of Little Candle Tea Company, to have her share a little insight on how tea can do wonders for your day in more ways than you’d expect…
Holiday time is the perfect time for some self-care! Especially this holiday season with everything being so out of the ordinary, finding ways to focus on taking care of yourself is so important. Fortunately, my guests on this week’s episode of The Stress Less Show, The Unstoppable Sisters Logan Reed and Anna Mumaw, have a few tips and free gifts to help you start bringing a little more self-care into your life so you can treat yourself right…
‘Tis the season for good food! The holiday season in full swing now, and I don’t know about you but one of the first things that comes to mind is all the cooking and treats that come along with some of our favorite holiday traditions. However, as much as food can bring us together, it can also sometimes be a difficult thing to navigate for those of us with dietary concerns and allergies. That is why I was so excited to sit down with Brittany Baker, the founder of FOMO Baking, to hear more about her story and how her company is helping make the holidays a little sweeter for those of us navigating this time of year with food concerns…
When was the last time you really thought about your sexual satisfaction? Particularly among women in our society, sex can be a pretty big taboo to discuss. Many of us can be so used to ignoring our sexual needs and health altogether that we may even feel ashamed of connecting to this part of ourselves. But the reality is that health is a major stressor in the US and tending to our sexual health and satisfaction is a critical component of truly feeling our best. So let’s talk about it! This week, I sat down with the owner of VSPOT Philadelphia, Paula Di Marco Young, to start this conversation and share how taking care of your sexual health can help you feel your best in and out…
Do you ever find yourself stuck in relationship deja vu? Time and time again finding yourself dating the same kind of people or having the same arguments and problems cropping up in your love life? I think most of us can or have related to that before! Creating a strong and healthy relationship is not easy work, as we’ve been talking about a lot this month. However, what we don’t often realize is that sometimes the best place to start that work lies deep within ourselves and our past. Love and relationship coach Jimmy Allen sat down with me to share his incredibly valuable story and experience in healing the roadblocks to love in his life and how to use our past experience as a starting point towards real growth and happiness in our relationships…
Ending a relationship in itself is difficult enough, but navigating a divorce, figuring out your finances, going through legal battles… it can get messy, scary, and downright exhausting fast! Dealing with a financially draining divorce is tough and I sat down this week with Catherine Shanahan and Karen Chellew of My Divorce Solution so they can give us some simple tips to approach a financially draining divorce from a place of strength and clarity, and start setting ourselves up for financial success…
Do you know what you need in your relationship? Are you getting it? Can you talk about it? Relationships can be beautiful things, but building strong, open, and supportive relationships takes some work! I sat down with Licensed Psychotherapist, Kira Yakubov to talk all things relationships so you can learn how to create healthy ones and how to maintain them through all the highs and the lows life throws at you…
After years of raising kids together, your relationship with your partner can go through ups, downs, and then some! But what about when the kids are all grown up and off to start their own lives as adults? Adjusting to life without the kids around can be a big challenge for a relationship. It can be downright scary even! But with a little patience and curiosity, it can also be an exciting time to reconnect with the person we fell in love with. I sat down with Life Coach, author, and host of In The Nest, Jodi Silverman, to discuss how we can rekindle our relationship with our partner and ourselves once the kids have left…
Relationships take work no matter what, but even in today’s well-connected world, long-distance relationships can take work and then some. Maintaining that sense of togetherness and love when a partner is away can be stressful at times and there are unique challenges that come with it. That is why I thought I’d sit down with psychologist and relationship coach, Kristina Reihl, to get her top tips on how to maintain a successful “together apart” relationship…
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