Have you been told you overreact? Do you react rather than respond? You are like me. The stories in our heads are never an exact match to the reality of a situation. How accurate is your story? For it is the story we mostly react to! Today's quickie is a dare. I DARE YOU to explore and gather more pieces to your puzzle!!!! overreaction, relationships, communication, change, anxiety, depression, fear, self awareness, addiction, marriage

I woke up with an attitude problem. I had a poor attitude about myself and the way I was talking to myself was the problem. My self esteem needed some adjustments. For me, that means the Story in My Head needs adjusting! Here's a mid-week quickie about raising my self esteem one step at a time. self esteem, self worth, self love, self like, self care, change, trust, respect, acceptance

It sucks when we are faced with a decision to make or a problem to solve and we don't know what to do. At times we have too many options, at times there seems to be too few. The worst times are when can't perceive of options we like! Regardless, we all know feeling stuck or trapped SUCKS! Here's a mid-week quickie on decision making. This time, use your change (yep, coins!) to help you make a change. Just an experiment. Try it! Ya just may change the ...

The Story in My Head often leads to expectations.... unrealistic ones! And to be honest I've had expectations of how people around me 'should communicate, should behave, and should provide' whenever I am experiencing angst or am in a crisis. Well, needless to say, my unrealistic expectations were not met and I was angry about it!!! I was hurt and I felt more alone. Today's quickie is about knowing we are not alone, even when we feel as though we are. Cause most o...

This mid-week quickie starts fun and ends serious. This Story in My Head begins dark and smelly, and now offers me permission to feel proud of myself. Celebrate your skills, successes, accomplishments and talents. Success, humility, arrogance, conceit, self care, pride, self love, change, self esteem Kudos to Kate!

Today I am practicing new coping skills to help reduce stress and anxiety. I've learned I need to practice when I am NOT feeling stressed or overwhelmed. I'm committed to setting myself up for success; and I invite you to join me in my latest experiment. Today we are going to practice Being Present. anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, stress, coping, change, transformation, present, awareness

Over the last week I have used visualization to help me inventory the tools I have to reduce anxiety, and then to begin creating an Anxiety Toolbelt. The process has been more difficult than I had expected. The process has proven quite effective in increasing my self awareness about the coping mechanisms I currently use, as well as the ones I want to practice. anxiety, depression, grief, self awareness, honesty, change, transformation, coping

I'm starting a new project...REDUCING ANXIETY! I am motivated to do the work required to make changes. I am determined to tackle this project honestly. I am hopeful I will succeed in this project once I have the right tools for the job. Today I began building my Anxiety Toolkit. anxiety, fear, stress, coping, change, self talk, self aware, self esteem, self care

We all have stories of good versus evil, the heroes and the villains, the good guys versus the bad guys. Where do your stories come from? Are they based in YOUR experiences or someone else's? The villainous characters in the stories in our heads are just that...characters! Sometimes we need to change the story, and sometimes we just need to change the characters. This is my story of how the villain in my head changed, which completely changed the story and me! &n...

The Story in My Head this week was a product of my insecurities, my attitude and my imagination! I re-told an event in my head several times, and I changed it slightly each time. I ended up with a whole new version of the event and shot myself in the foot. Here is a mid-week quickie about changing the tone of your story. anxiety, insecurity, communication, relationships, change, tone of voice, self awareness

The Story in My Head about being a failure changed dramatically (and quickly) when a man in a coffee shop called me a failure... and my insides went nuts! Today's mid-week quickly is my experience changing my definition of being a failure. anxiety, depression, failure, success, change, transition, self image, self esteem, self acceptance, self love

The Story in My Head has completed creating Frank the Forgiveness Octopus. Today's quickie is the fifth segment of my story...my journey of forgiving myself and others. forgiveness, amends, relationships, self care, transformation, healing, grief, addiction, change, marriage, communication

The Story in My Head has a main character named Frank. He's a forgiveness octopus. I'm focusing on the 8th aspect (Frank's leg, tenticle, arm) of my forgiveness octopus...forgiving myself! Today's quickie is the fourth part of my story...my journey towards forgiving myself and others. forgiveness, self esteem, worth, anxiety, depression, relationships, self care, transformation, healing, grief, addiction, change, authenticity

I've decided it will be helpful for me to practice apologizing and asking for forgiveness. The Story in My Head has told me making amends is just too hard to do sometimes. I want to practice and make it easier. Today's quickie is the third part of my story...my journey towards forgiving myself and others. forgiveness, apologies, amends, relationships, self care, transformation, healing, grief, addiction, change, marriage, parenting

I've decided it will be helpful for me to practice forgiveness. The Story in My Head about forgiveness is a long one and I'm working to sort it all out. Today's quickie is the second part of my story...my journey towards forgiving myself and others. forgiveness, amends, relationships, self care, transformation, healing, grief, addiction, change, marriage, parenting

I've decided it will be helpful for me to practice forgiveness. The Story in My Head poses a lot of questions about forgiveness. Today's quickie is the first part of my story...my journey towards forgiving myself and others. forgiveness, amends, relationships, self care, transformation, healing, grief, addiction, change, marriage, parenting

Even as an adult, the Story in My Head still includes a longing for and at times a need for permission. Permission to act, to speak, to react, to change. At times I feel a desire for someone to offer permission for me to be me!!!! In this mid-week quickie I'm changing the Story in My Head by giving myself some permission. self care, self awareness, acceptance, forgiveness, change, decision making

Pushing boundaries is part of human nature. It allows our curiosity to wonder and it encourages us to explore new things. We push boundaries to investigate the consequences and discover our limits. But when someone pushes MY boundaries? I get pissed! Today I'm working to have realistic expectations about my boundaries. People are gonna push them. So I'm gonna tighten them to keep myself and my feelings safe. Check it out. boundaries, exp...

Letting Go seems daunting at times. Today I present a mid-week quickie visualization to experiment with for yourself. I've practiced it a lot and found it to be helpful so I decided to share this Story in My Head. boundaries, change, letting go, relationships, marriage, parenting, addiction, self care

The boundary between helping and enabling is not always clear. In my quest to set new and healthier boundaries for myself, I must first admit I often enable my loved ones (and myself). I'm sharing the Story in My Head about my enabling, and the questions I am asking myself to help me STOP! In honor of Lauren, the Crazy Lady! boundaries, relationships, recovery, addiction, co-dependency, self care, parenting, marriage, change