Many years ago, I took a psychology class. There was a section of the class on stress management and they taught us a really fun technique for transforming stress. It was called “5 Minute Vacation”. It’s very simply, a visualization technique where you set aside 5 minutes, close your eyes, and mentally take a vacation…
Something that I don’t talk about very often, is a deep depression that I went through in my early 20’s. Why don’t I talk about it more often? Honestly, for many years after recovering from it, I felt a lot of shame about it. Why couldn’t I have just “snapped” myself out of it? Why…
Did you know that an estimated 40% of Americans suffer from a fear of flying? I was surprised by that statistic as well. As a Flight Attendant, flying is second nature to me. I don’t even think about it. I’ve been flying internationally since I was a baby and throughout my childhood – constantly…
What if I told you that with a simple practice of just 5 minutes a day, you could reduce anxiety and/or depression, increase focus, reduce memory loss, lower blood pressure, improve sleep, and increase happiness? Would you find 5 minutes a day for all of those benefits? Well – a daily meditation practice can do…
Today was a HECTIC morning in the Valle house. My 5 year old daughter is home from school on Spring Break, my husband was working at home today to facilitate the delivery of a new oven (our old oven has been broken for two months!) – and I was unexpectedly working from home after my…
I didn’t like her the first time that I spoke with her. Actually, I didn’t like her any of the times that I spoke with her. And yet – I still hired her and even paid her $3500 of my hard-earned cash. Who am I talking about? I’d like to share with you a powerful…
So I used to think that I hated beets. Actually, I was completely convinced of this. Anytime I went out to dinner – nope can’t order anything that comes with beets. “Oh you want to share a salad? Ooh no, not that one, has beets in it – you know how I feel about…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]I recently traveled to Tel Aviv, the city where my mother is from and also the city where I spent my early childhood. After the long flight, my back felt uncomfortable. My shoulders and neck had been hurting lately but I kept ignoring it. My neck and shoulders are…
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