Psycho means mind. Soma means body. The term psychosomatic, which we’ve been taught to associate with “imaginary” illnesses, in fact refers simply to the physiological connection between the mind and the body – a connection that is seeming more concrete and evident by the day. Science is now showing us with increasing clarity that our […]
As women, talking and listening is something we thrive on. We pride ourselves on our relationships and our ability to sit with each other for hours, talking about nothing, and subsequently, everything. This list of 20 quetsions is by Sophie Calle. Sophie Calle is a French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Calle’s work […]
The last one hundred years of research suggest that you, and everyone else, still believe in a form of naïve realism. You still believe that although your inputs may not be perfect, once you get to thinking and feeling, those thoughts and feelings are reliable and predictable. We now know that there is no way […]
The point of the Ac(count)ability chart is to not make ourselves feel bad, but to reward ourselves for doing good. The point isn’t to have a perfect score. The point is to change your score every week. To go from one number to a higher one. The point is to reward yourself for drinking that […]
What is self-awareness? According Dr. Tasha Eurich, an organizational psychologist, researcher and New York Times bestselling author of ‘Insight’, self-awareness is the ability to see ourselves clearly. To understand who we are, how others see us and how we fit into the world. Self-awareness gives us power. There’s a ton of research that shows that […]
“I don’t know what it is. I’m just not happy.” “But you just got an apartment! You’re engaged! You have a job! You have so much!” This is an honest conversation I had with someone the other day. It’s also a conversation I have in my head maybe three times a day. I don’t know […]
I HATE WORKING OUT. I hate it. The problem is, even if I can get myself to go one time, the pain of that one time is so strong that it keeps me from going back for another two months. But it doesn’t have to be like that, and the sooner I find a way […]
I don’t know about you, but the last few weeks (make that months) have been feeling… out of control. The way I’m eating, thinking, acting. I’m out of sync with myself and the woman I want to be. I’m drinking more than normal. I’m plagued by feelings of apathy and self hate. I find it […]