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7 Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress and Enjoy the Season

by Valerie Friedlander | Nov 2, 2023

Holiday stress too often overshadows our ability to enjoy the winter season celebrations. This happens because many common life stressors around time, money, and family dynamics tend to expand this time of year. Throw in a dose of inclement weather and you can...

When Your Over-50 Body Says, “Whoa, Baby, I’ve Had Enough!”

by AnnMerle Feldman | Apr 19, 2021

I hope you’ll sign up for my free, 60-minute Body Vitality workshop! The link is below and in what follows I explain what I do and why it is important for you. Just yesterday, I attended a Women Belong “Introductions” event and met the most fascinating woman, who told...

5 Tips to Improve Your Mental Health During Quarantine

by Rachel Shine | Jun 2, 2020

It’s a hard time to be a mental health therapist. At this point, most of our severe life changes are nothing new—most of us have been stuck at home, isolated and struggling in a multitude of ways for a while now. But adapting to these changes as a therapist has been a...

Creating an Abundance Mindset in Challenging Times

by Jacki Liautaud | Apr 30, 2020

In times of stress, we sometimes fall back into patterns that worked for us in the past, but maybe don’t work so well for us in the current times. Often, we may self sabotage by creating financial situations for ourselves that replicate patterns we experienced in...

Honor Your Feelings During Social Distancing

by Sherrie All | Apr 21, 2020

Well, we’ve been cooped up in our homes for a few weeks now. The pandemic is surging in Chicago. I’m sure people are feeling a lot of feelings or working very hard not to feel them. I wanted to connect with you all again to remind you that we are all here, thinking of...