3 Simple Steps to Calm Your Inner Perfectionist

Just about once or twice a day, my tendency toward perfectionism rears its head. It’s a trait I’ve had from birth, according to my mother. I’ve become well-acquainted both with its usefulness and how it often gets in my way. When I first read Dr. John Sarno’s book, The Mindbody Prescription, I recognized myself in… Continue reading 3 Simple Steps to Calm Your Inner Perfectionist

Remembering What You Forgot

This weekend, I was feeling a little disconnected, stressed, and tense. My shoulders were inching up around my ears and clearly holding some kind of emotion. I knew it was time to walk my talk, so I mind-body coached myself. This experience reminded me that I haven’t written much about what I call mind-body maintenance.… Continue reading Remembering What You Forgot

Need Help?

I’ve developed the theory that to be relaxed, healthy, confident, and joyful adults we must rediscover our natural brilliance from toddler-hood. I’m lucky enough to have two nieces who are currently sharing their brilliance with me. The youngest, who is twenty months old, has been coaching me lately simply by being herself. She’s just getting… Continue reading Need Help?

Dealing with Loss and Change

In the Great School of Life, I just took a class on loss and change. No teacher is quite like life experience. I learned much from my recent journey through the grieving process, and I thought you might benefit from a few mind-body techniques and concepts around loss. If you’re like me and many of… Continue reading Dealing with Loss and Change

If I’m Not Doing More, I’m Not Doing Enough

This post was written by Ann Burrish, an Endorsed Healthy Life Mind-Body Coach. She can be reached for consults and coaching at ann.burrish@gmail.com. A smart and hardworking client who is a full-time student and almost full-time employee shared this thought recently. A cause of her angst? She took a nap after getting more done in… Continue reading If I’m Not Doing More, I’m Not Doing Enough

Healing with Energy

This exercise is incredibly potent and plenty of fun.  You can use it for physical ailments, weight loss, pain issues, relationship issues, career struggles, or pretty much anything at all.  Don’t limit yourself!  I think you’ll be amazed. I recommend using this exercise whenever you feel yourself itching to DO something about a situation, but… Continue reading Healing with Energy

Allowing the Pain

Today I am featuring one of the most important mind-body skills.  You need this skill to relieve pain, lose weight, love your body, love yourself, de-stress, and more.  It’s a universally powerful skill, and I use it daily. Some people call this skill “acceptance.”  However, I’ve decided that word has too much of a charge… Continue reading Allowing the Pain

Body Language

I’ve written before about pain as a vital messenger, letting us know what needs to be addressed in our mind-body system.  Symptoms and pain certainly wake us up to the need to take an internal peek at ourselves, mentally, emotionally, and also physically.  I’ve written a lot about the mental and emotional aspect of healing,… Continue reading Body Language

The Belly Project

Okay, ladies.  It’s time to stop sucking in your stomach. Take a quick survey.  Are you sucking it in right now? If so, here’s the big question:  WHY?  (Really, is anyone looking at your stomach in this very moment?) A few weeks ago, I realized I had inadvertently engaged in this unhelpful habit yet again. … Continue reading The Belly Project

Stop the Hard Work

It’s a new year, and many people have geared up to make life changes.  Most of these changes require some kind of effort or hard work, and there’s a focused, determined feel to these life change plans.   It’s just how we do things, for some reason.  White-knuckled willpower, elbow grease, no pain no gain. So… Continue reading Stop the Hard Work