Self Sabotage

It's always fun to be with someone living a vibrant and exciting life, but sometimes these people are acting out from deep-rooted self-esteem issues.

There's someone in every family and group of friends who always has a joke ready for any situation. Being able to see the funny moments in any situation can be a great quality, but sometimes the laughter is really meant to cover deep negative emotions.

We can be masters of our fate or victims of our fears, fantasies and foolishness. We can recognize that everything we've tried hasn't worked, so we best do something different.

One way to get yourself moving is by using what I call self-backtalk. You have to learn to respond to that voice in your head.

Everyone can stand up and put down the voice that puts them down. Here are five steps for answering the voice within you that has made you feel so bad.

Clearly, these gut feelings are untrustworthy. Not only is familiarity a maladaptive guide to what's beneficial, it can lead to choices that actually exacerbate stress -- increasing the likelihood of more poor judgments.

what if you can't stop feeling insecure no matter how deeply your partner tries to reassure you? Over time, he or she will be angry at you for invalidating the caring that was supposed to make you better.

One by one they are exposing Tiger's hidden shame -- a porn star, a pancake waitress, a VIP hostess, a club promoter. Are they coming forward to help Tiger's family heal, or are they wounded -- seeking justice?

Imagine a leader who jet-sets around the globe but blithely ignores the needs of his nation. He forgets to see that his people have good food to eat a...

Clara grabbed me at a conference last week in San Diego. Her eyes glassy with panic. The story she told me sums up the "Anatomy of Self Sabotage." H...