While internal self-awareness is very important, having it is not an indicator that you will also have external self-awareness. This post is going to deeply explore external self-awareness - what it is, how to get it and why it matters.

Though we are each unique and each relationship is certainly unlike any other, there are themes of conscious relating that without a doubt contribute to fulfilling, healthy, relationships regardless of your age, gender, cultural, religious, personal beliefs, and current life circumstances. Here they are the 10 Cs of Conscious Relating.

Science is now showing us that our physical health and longevity is most linked to emotional health markers like connectedness in the community, feeling a sense of overall purpose in life, and happiness levels. I think this is something that often gets overlooked!

Contrary to popular belief, bashing and being hard on yourself for not being where you want to be in your pursuit of your goals doesn’t motivate you to change for the better. Here's how to recognize criticism and how to make the switch to self-compassion .

Deciding what you really want, avoiding self-sabotage and how to make your subconscious, conscious to super-charge results. Here is part three to Toni's goal-setting series; a how-to guide to follow through on achieving goals and the things that could be holding you back.

You’ve looked at your life, you know what you want to do and you’ve even taken steps to figure out how. Finding balance and learning how to juggle everything you have going on is key to living a happy and optimal life. Here's your official how-to guide!

Looking at where you’ve been is one of the best ways to prepare yourself for where you’re going. That’s why as 2021 comes to a close, we get ready to welcome in 2022 with acknowledgement, intention, and of course, self-reflection. Here is Dr. Sophia’s guide to self-reflection for preparation for the new year.

I hear over and over again that people want more balance in their life and just can’t seem to get it. Often times I hear that from the voice in my own head. Maybe we should mark this new decade with a new mindset and a format for successful goal setting to go with it.

The first time I ever presented this concept that ‘what you see in another person is, in some way, also a reflection of you’ to my students in a college course on Positive Psychology, I got lots of blank stares and probably an equal amount of dirty looks. Rightfully so. This topic isn't for the faint of heart.

How do your thoughts create your reality? You’ve probably heard this saying “watch your thoughts, your thoughts become words, watch your words, your words become actions”. Your thoughts create your reality! And what you think influences how you feel.

As women growing up in today’s world, we’ve commonly been taught to apologize for doing the very things we need to do to live our best life. It’s time we start to pay attention to those two words that mean so much, acknowledge the beliefs that both lead to and result from them, and commit to feeling less sorry for our actions and desires.

It’s that time of year that always reminds us to give thanks and express gratitude. Hopefully, Thanksgiving Day isn’t the only day of the year that you reflect on your blessings and share with friends and family. Ideally, it’s something you should be doing everyday! Ideally, it’s something you should be doing everyday!

One thing that I’ve found in journaling is that once I get writing about something that is on my mind, what ends up on paper are things I wouldn’t even admit to myself. But once I see it, I know it’s the truth.

On one end of the happiness spectrum is “trying to be happy” and on the other is “letting yourself be happy”. I’m sorry to say, but they are on opposite sides of the spectrum for a good reason. They cannot and will not coexist. For as long as you are trying to be happy, you are not letting yourself be genuinely happy.

Given how often and how long fear seems to grace our lives, some might expect it to slowly wither and eventually go away. But the fact is – it doesn’t. Fear never goes away. She takes vacations, she gets smaller, she morphs into different physical sensations, on occasion she lets me pretend she’s not there, but she never goes away completely.