I spent a good part of my childhood hoping to lose weight. The only childhood memory I have of being thin is when I was about 4. Growing up in a home where rice, beans and fried plantains were staples was hard for a girl who loved food. Food served as my comfort for years. I have to admit that even though I am now a certified health coach, food still is my comfort. I’ve just … [Read more...]
3 Signs You’re Dating a Dream Killer
I was watching a performance of the musical “Dreamgirls” recently, and it brought up an important theme about not giving up on your dreams. Whether you have a dream, vision or just trying to find one, you have to remember how important it is to have someone in your life that will support and encourage your dream. That's why as singles you have every right to be selective about … [Read more...]
11 Ways to Cheer Yourself up When You’re Feeling Down
Lately, I've had a persistent case of the sads. Over the last several weeks, I'd stopped answering most calls from friends and family and become increasingly recluse. It came to a point where my friends threatened to show up at my house and force me out (one of them may or may not have actually done this). I know I'm not the only person in the history of ever to experience … [Read more...]
What to Do When Joy Doesn’t Come in the Morning
by Vanessa M. Thorpe, After a long hard or stressful day you determine that the most appropriate solution is to retire for the night or go to sleep. “Let’s get this day over with”; after all, who doesn’t feel better after a nice long nap or a successful night’s sleep? In most cases this is true. But, what does one do when you don’t feel better after snoozing for eight … [Read more...]
Sometimes Encouraging Yourself is Necessary
The other day as I stood in the kitchen the lyrics to a song began bouncing around in my head. “Sometimes you have to encourage yourself.” The past few weeks my mind has been running a mile a minute and I feel like I am constantly playing catch up. During a time in which I have been fortunate to live one of my dreams which has been to work from home while I take care of … [Read more...]
What to Do When You’re Feeling “Less Than”
by Bil Mooney-McCoy Back in the previous century, when my son was a toddler, he would build elaborate constructs from Legos. When finished, he would look up and say to my wife or me, “Look at I made!” And we, being the greatest parents ever, would fawn over his creation as he explained that it obviously was a contrabassoon, or an ankylosaurus or a gondola car. (We went … [Read more...]
How To Deal With an Unmotivated Spouse
They say opposites attract, but if you're motivated and driven and your spouse isn't, there could be problems. I believe every person is born with goals and dreams. Life happens, challenges occur and our dreams are put on hold. But can we thrive in a relationship where, even if our dreams are on the shelf, we at least feel motivated to seek them again. It can be difficult when … [Read more...]
Speak Life Into Your Marriage
One of the easiest things to do is complain. People will complain about any and everything instead of creating solutions to improve a situation. We tend to grumble about our jobs, our family, and yes, our relationships. When our attention is focused only on what’s not working, we miss out on experiencing the blessings of what is working. Each individual has areas of strength … [Read more...]
Seduction: How to Love Your Man To Life
When you ask a man how he feels, he may only be able to tell you what he thinks. Men are thinkers. Their feelings are hidden as the intellectual property of their soul. Feelings are filtered in their head and they are rarely able to get to them. It's not that they don't want to feel, but rather that feelings are hard to get to, because they are not "wired" that way. Men are … [Read more...]
5 Back-to-School Conversations Every Dad Must Have With His Kids
Every year I hear so much about what to buy your child for the new school year. But little is ever said about how to prepare your child for the year mentally. So to all of my BMWK fathers, our role in helping to get our kids ready to take on a new year can never be overstated. I don't know why and sometimes I don't know how, but despite what we see in the mirror and know … [Read more...]