Mom, wife, CCISD teacher, and newly ordained Ironman shares her experiments and success with pre- and post-workout eating.

Approximately nine months ago, I sat in my classroom previewing various on-line videos to show my students, a lesson meant to inspire my young adolescents into writing their most poetic piece for the year.

Align with the power of grace, synchronicity, and purpose

Recently I was asking a group of people if they felt they were born with a mission or something they were uniquely born to express.

Relationship research is helping bring love and romance back into these marriages.

Many of you know a family that has a child diagnosed on the autism spectrum. It may be, however, that few of you really know them as well as you think.

Friendships aren’t just fun, they’re longevity medicine

Meet Renae, Sabrina and Pat. These women were Sex and the City long before Carrie Bradshaw and her gang showed up in New York City. Their long-term friendship made me wonder, before social media networks, email, texting and free mobile-to-mobile minutes,

Are You in the Saddle?

There are four attitudes that most predict the dissolution of a relationship, especially when present in combination. Dr. John Gottman, a psychologist at the University of Washington, studied more than 2,000 married couples over two decades and discovered patterns of ways that couples relate to each other.

Fact vs Myth

Part III of III

This month we wrap up our review of top popular reasons for divorce by considering personality differences and loneliness.

The time is now for personal change.

As I travel around the globe speaking and training, I have consistently found that most people ask me the same question: “How do I discover my purpose in life?”In the past, who you became was determined by your family and circumstances.You didn't have much choice.

Fact vs Myth
Part II of III

Last month we verified or debunked whether lack of communication skills, sexual affairs, sexual disagreements and other differences are top reasons for divorce. No doubt some of you were surprised to learn what professional research reveals about why couples really divorce.

Fact vs Myth

Think you know what really breaks up marriages? You might be surprised at the inaccuracies.

A raw food adventure cooks up more than delicious nutrition.

Two years ago, my oven was placed on the endangered appliances list after I discovered that one could live without this staple of the American Kitchen.

The Number One Couples Complaint.

"He doesn't even hear me!" she says loudly. "He comes home, changes, and sits down at his computer or in front of the TV. It's like I don't even exist!"

There's no guide or rulebook for the journey I'm about to embark on. Journey is a term I use loosely here, because this thing I'm about to do is something I've thought about since before I can remember. This piece and the emotions it contains are about a subject I've never had the right words for or felt the right time to openly talk about, but here goes: I've never met my biological father. I hesitate to use the word “father”, but by definition, that's what he is. When people close to me find out the dad I grew up with is not my biological father, they incorrectly assume, he's my stepdad.

An awkward beginning…a happy ending

I remember getting the call for my very first job. Well, the voicemail actually. I was 16 and had applied to be a cashier at a local grocery store for the summer. I listed my brand new cell phone number as the best method to contact me.Sue (the hiring manager) called a few days later and left a voicemail saying she saw my application and wanted to meet with me.

Three women; three breast cancer diagnoses; infinite inspiration

They are survivors, yet these three women are better described as thrivers. Each has moved past one or more episodes of breast cancer. Meet and be inspired by three women who refuse to let breast cancer get in the way of living life on their own terms.

21^st century learners find new and innovative ways to engage their brains and keep dendrites firing

The other day when I bumped into a friend, I was greeted with this inquiry: “What are you reading?” I wondered how she knew I was reading anything, and then it occurred to me that a Lifelong Learner (LLL) is always reading something. It just so happened that I was carrying around a novel that was recommended to me,

REMEMBER THE SUMMER OF LOVE?

Maybe it wasn’t perfect, (or was it?) but it was a full out movement and a breath of fresh air that came at a time when it was really needed. Let’s bring back the summer of love – okay – without the free sex and drugs. But the music was good and the underlying current of peace, love and happiness – “it’s all so groovy man,” and “far out”! Wouldn’t it be nice to see each other and life that way today?