The Balanced Life, Huntsville Alabama

Happy New Year all!!! I have the privilege of providing you all with the first TBL blog of 2018. Many of us are fully pursuing resolutions to improve ourselves and our circumstances. Listed below are a few tips to help you meet all of your goal in 2018. Let’s dive right in, shall we?

“Joy to the World!” Every song on the radio, department store window, advertisement on television, and passerby on the street seem to be proclaiming “ ‘tis the season to be jolly!”

Most of us have experienced some type of loss in our lives, whether it be the death of a loved one, a miscarriage, or the absence of a significant relationship.

As a specialist in the treatment of anxiety disorders the past four years, I have seen a lot of anxious individuals. 

My last blog entry was on the topic of comparisons and how this robs a person of joy. 

Conflict occurs in every relationship. It is a completely normal part of being in a relationship. How we handle conflict in our romantic relationships can make or break it. Listed below are seven ways to successfully navigate conflict with your partner.  

It seems like it’s a weekly occurrence that I see a new mini-storage complex popping up around town and it makes me wonder…why do we have so much stuff?

Have you ever had a stressful day and decided to treat yourself to a bowl of ice cream to help take the edge off? Or perhaps decided that for dinner you would indulge in takeout instead of cooking because you deserved a break?

“No matter what age you are or what your circumstances may be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.”  Barbara De Angelis

I recently attended a leadership training conference where one of the speakers made the statement, “Close minded Leaders, Close Minds.”

As I prepared to write today’s blog, I reflected long and hard on the topic as I often do.  The word that kept coming to me was “comparisons”. 

We have become a DYI (do it yourself) culture. In an effort to save more time and money, we often do our own home renovations, crafts, professional make-up application, etc.