As someone who’s a major fitness junkie, I’ve been a huge fan of Jari Love since college–a.k.a. the days when I’d pop in one of her weight training DVDs and pump iron in my shoebox-sized dorm room. Unlike those annoying personal trainers who bully their clients with the “no-pain, no-gain” cliché, Jari exudes positive energy…
Dear Dr. B, How you can prevent yourself from being drained by those energy vampires–people who are so negative that they cause you to lose your vitality? Signed, Drained Dear Drained, My guess is that you have tolerated “energy vampires” for way too long and that you are now approaching exhaustion and resentment. It’s…
Many of us are taught to believe that something in us makes us unworthy of happiness. We may try to convince ourselves that we deserve the best in life, but until we really start to believe it, we’re going to get crappy results. And until we stop letting others control our views of life, we’re…
A lot of people are skeptical about the power of positive thinking. Before I discovered how to make positive thoughts work for me, I was also cynical about how something as simple as changing my thoughts could help change my life for the better. I’d try it out for a while, but it wouldn’t be…
Many people, when they hear the phrase “positive thinking,” roll their eyes at the thought of shiny, happy people waving their bliss banners everywhere. Barf bag, please. The key to a positive lifestyle is not walking around with a perky cheerleader disposition like the obnoxious Patty Simcox in “Grease.” Nope. The key to a positive…