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Managing Stress in the Face of Loss: Living Through the Holidays
Stress is a normal part of life and is most often associated with adapting to change. Some adaptations are healthy choices we make to support a life of love and inner peace, such as finding comfort and support in good friends and loving relationships. Other...
read moreThe Dance of Love and Fear
"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the...
read moreFinding Inner Peace and Harmony
My work takes me to wonderful places these days. I visit and present workshops at spas, hospitals, therapy offices, centers of wellness and holistic health communities. I am at home in such places because they serve peoples’ needs for balance, wellness and...
read moreWhy Pray? Why Meditate?
Many people think of prayer as asking God for help, or for things for themselves or others, and they believe it's what you do when things are really hard, scary and discouraging. This is certainly one of the gifts we receive from relying on a power greater than...
read moreThe Science of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a “gift you give yourself.” Corrosive emotions of anger, resentment, and the desire for revenge are “toxic” to the human body and spirit. Left untended, these fester and grow in the person harboring them, gradually destroying their health,...
read more21st Century Healers: Are You One?
I recently read a blog by Marcia Wieder on 21st Century Visionaries; she had some interesting things to say and I was inspired by many of her observations. Her comments prompted me to think about certain similarities that I see among my life coaching clients. ...
read moreGratitude and Aging Well
“Forgiveness leads to successful aging more often than does nursing old resentments.” In the 50 year landmark Study of Adult Development conducted by Harvard Medical School, the following were listed in the book, Aging Well, as among the most significant findings to...
read moreCreating the Work You Love
There will never be another you. The world has never seen anyone quite like you before, nor will it ever find another just like you again. You are one of a kind and you have something to contribute to this life that the world needs from you. In fact,...
read morePoints of Light, the Internet Community, and Workplace Trends
Remember the “thousand points of light” organization begun during the George H. W. Bush Presidency? Last week, I watched an inspiring TV program honoring President Bush for his 20 year old service organization, known as the Points of Light Institute...
read moreDealing Successfully with Personal Transitions
Life is full of change and transitions. The earthquake and tsunami in Japan a few years ago provides a perfect example. Thousands of people had to relocate their homes to new areas, bury their dead, or learn that there were no remains to be buried, after having...
read moreAbout Elaine
I love teaching and my personal mission has revolved around the roles of teacher, writer and coach. I first worked as a therapist in alcohol/drug abuse counseling where I learned the meaning of holistic health – we cannot seperate the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of an illness if we are to help create the conditions for getting well and recovering.
