We all have an inner dialogue, and sometimes that self-talk we experience is critical and can even be downright mean. That negative self-talk can cause real damage to our sense of confidence and well being. You are what you say you are, and if you are constantly hearing criticism you will start to believe it - even if it isn’t deserved.

You can turn that negative dialogue around by taking a few moments each day to tell yourself some nice things. You’ll have to be mindful of it at first, and soon being nice to yourself will become an easy habit. You’ll start to notice a happier mood, lower stress, and less beating y...

Here’s the thing - restrictive diets and demanding exercise programs don’t work. Yes, you will probably stick with them for a while, maybe even months. And yes, you will lose weight while you follow those plans. But the moment you stop following the plan, you are likely to gain the weight back.

Those diets don’t work because they aren’t sustainable. And they aren’t sustainable because they don’t do anything about the underlying habits and behaviors we have around eating and exercise. Stress eating, ...

There is a parable that tells the story of a frog that, if put in a pot of boiling water, will instantly scramble to get out. But if you put it in a pot filled with pleasantly tepid water and gradually increase the heat, the frog will adjust to the slowly increasing temperature, until it can’t. The frog will continue to compensate for the gradual increase in temperature until it's too late.

It’s commo...