Befriending Anxiety

Facing the Unknown By Amy Maricle Confronting the unknown is unnerving.  Whether you are leaving a job, ending a relationship, having a baby, or starting a business, the unknown has a way of bringing up our deepest fears. What if I’m not good enough? What if...

The One Reason Only You Can Make Yourself Happy

By: Amy Maricle   Tough Lessons When I was almost 20, I dated a jerk. I didn’t realize it at the time, and I don’t think he meant to be, but he was a jerk. He didn’t know how to listen, wouldn’t compromise, and was downright disrespectful to me at times. As my...

Do You Love You?

Do You Love You? By: Amy Maricle I know it’s a bit of a strange question, but, do you? We have no problem saying we love our spouse, our children, our best friend, or even our favorite ice cream, but we would never say, “I love myself!” Why not?   It sounds...

4 Reasons Vulnerability Earns Respect

 By: Amy Maricle When things are not right in a relationship, sometimes saying what you feel seems like the worst thing you could do. What if someone uses the information against you? While this is an understandable concern, I suggest that unless you are dealing with...

Four Ways to Turn Resolutions into Realities

By: Amy Maricle Why Do Resolutions So Often Fail? Some people find New Year’s resolutions a helpful way to focus on changes, but for many of us they are an exercise in humility and failure. Forget big, sweeping changes, the January 1st commitment, and resolving to do...