“We have identified a new function of deep sleep, one that decreases anxiety overnight by reorganizing connections in the brain,” said study senior author Matthew Walker, a UC Berkeley professor of neuroscience and psychology. “Deep sleep seems to be a natural anxiolytic (anxiety inhibitor), so long as we get it each and every night.” Here … More Deep Sleep Each Night Lessens Anxiety!!!
Whether the problem is too much focus on work or too little, when your work life and your personal life feel out of balance, often times stress, along with its harmful effects, is the result. The good news is that most can take control of stress levels by giving yourself the time to do the … More The Good News About Work Life Integration For Mothers
You can learn how to control your behavior, and stop trying to control someone else’s – often the case when this is happening. Almost everyone has at least one situation or relationship in which they try to exert control. This often happens because someone’s behavior makes us uncomfortable. We may feel it makes us look … More You can learn how to control your behavior and feel in control!
The delicate balance between solo and social time at work has an impact on productivity, engagement, and happiness at work. Too much of either may reduce productivity, focus, and energy. The formula for balance of solo and social time at work looks is individual. Finding your middle ground to be happy and productive at work … More Balance at Work for Executive Leaders!
Are you often having difficulty being productive at work, prioritizing and planning family time and getting enough sleep and downtime too? There are several reasons why mastering work-life integration is so essential right now, as well as maintaining personal balance- the kind where you can stand on one foot and not fall down! The balance … More Are you a Stressed Exec Mom?
Changing your relationship to your thoughts and emotions, rather than trying to change their content or wishing for things to be different, to be better, is the ultimate source of power and strength. A weaker person needs things to be a certain way. The truly unstoppable person loves it all because they can make the … More Gratitude!!
Most of us do this at times, needing to know a Why” or “when”. Often, it’s best to give it some time – perhaps meditate on the wondering, and then let it go and take action. Sometimes reason’s are revealed much later or not at all… and often it is relevant to remember, as is … More Overthinking?
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Researchers used to think that emotions were purely mental expressions, generated by the brain alone. We now know that this is not true; emotions have as much to do with the body as they do with the brain. Of all the bodily systems, the heart has been found to play a particularly important role in … More Cultivating a Growth Mindset and Emotional Well-Being
Everything we do is an act of cooperation. When we work with other people, or with the life itself, we have to work with forces outside of ourselves and come to a place of communication and cooperation. We may have a gift that allows us to take a leadership role, or perhaps we have the … More Cooperation and Effective Communication
I hope, dear readers, that anyone reading this understands we cannot manage time – we all have 24 hours in a day. Its possible and very doable, however, to manage our priorities, not procrastinate or insist on perfectionism. Taking time every day in the early morning it helps to review what is required and/or expected … More Mastering Your Time and Energy
