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Sometimes the holiday spirit just passes us by, and that’s perfectly normal. All I want for Christmas is a nap. The more I try to get into the holiday spirit — you know, the way everyone else seems to be — the sadder and more anxious I become. “Forced happiness makes us feel more sad, […]
Check out our article in Milwaukee Magazine this month. Lisa Hillary, psychotherapist and owner of Hillary Counseling, was named a “Woman of Distinction” in Milwaukee. Click on the link below to read full article. Women of Distinction 2019: Lisa Hillary
“Beautify your inner dialogue. Beautify your inner world with love light and compassion. Life will be beautiful.” ~Amit Ray There is no better way to feel good about yourself than changing your internal dialogue. Yes, you have the power to change your inner voice. You can choose to speak to yourself in a positive way […]
This is one of my favorite videos on how to overcome rejection…
“The most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves is to remain ignorant by not having the courage to look at ourselves honestly and gently.” ~Pema Chödrön All my life I’ve chased after success, as I was encouraged to do from a very young age. When I was six, my father got me my first […]
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh We try to give our bodies value with numbers. We’re obsessed with the number on the scale and the circumference of our waist. We also think our value lies in labels. Words […]
Summer is arguably the best season known to man—for most of us millennials, summer is a time to drink cold, age appropriate beverages, get an occasional sun tan/burn, and maybe work a job or internship if you have the drive to do so. Basically, it’s a time of stress free, care free living. For most […]
“The emotional wounds and negative patterns of childhood often manifest as mental conflicts, emotional drama, and unexplained pains in adulthood.” ~Unknown I am a firm believer in making the unconscious conscious. We cannot influence what we don’t know about. We cannot fix when we don’t know what’s wrong. I made many choices in my life […]
I’m just going to say it. I can’t imagine most couples — including me and my husband — following “Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love” to the letter. I have mad respect for the authors, world-renowned marriage experts and Gottman Institute co-founders John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman. Together with their co-authors, […]
Affirmations are statements that you repeat over and over in attempt to change your unconscious beliefs. Pick a few that you like and look in the mirror and repeat several times each day! If you can find some of these positive body affirmations that resonate for you and really allow yourself to see them, hear […]
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