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Self Esteem

FACE IT: We All Have Our Uh-Oh Moments

Michele Willens | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Self Esteem, Aging, Middle Age, Relationships, Uh Oh, Face It, Body Image, Psychology, Michele Willens, Living News
Michele Willens

Many women come to their doctors for other symptoms, but eventually focus on how they feel about the role appearance has or had in their lives. Therapists call this important step the "uh oh moment."

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9 Reasons Why Dating Actors is a Bad Idea

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Deep Happiness, Alex Benzer, Brad Pitt, Tao of Dating, Dating Actors, Tao Te Ching, Adam Gilad, Dating Advice, Angelina Jolie, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Marriage Shift, Fulfillment, Self-Esteem, Lao Tzu, Love, Relationships, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

I've been living in Los Angeles for some years, and have gone out with enough actresses to know what it's really like. If you're seeking a fulfilling relationship, I present to you why dating an actor is a Bad Idea.

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Our Work, Our Worth?

Jen Grisanti | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Small Business, Motivation, Work, Spirituality, Contentment, Julie Jansen, Self Esteem, Work Life Balance, Corporate America, Gratitude, Corporate Ladder, Living News
Jen Grisanti

I remember feeling numb by the amount of work I had while climbing the corporate ladder. Somewhere along the way, I lost track of what I loved most about my job.

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Learning To Love Yourself And Your Body

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, The Balanced Life, Amputee, Self Care, Healthy Body, Eating Disorders, Active, Confidence, Wellness, Triathlete, Weight Loss, Body Image, Body Image Mastery, Forget Perfect, Perfectionism, Self-Help, Negative Body Image, Triathlete Amputee, Healthy Eating, Athlete, Acceptance, Self Love, Look Better Naked, Women and Leadership, Self Esteem, Self-Esteem, Consciousness, Aging, Fitness, Self Mastery, Women Leaders, Self-Improvement, Living in the Moment, Relationships, Living News
Susan Harrow

Myers says that we can locate virtues inside our bodies. For example, she houses courage in her diaphragm. That's where she goes to find the energy to do a handstand in Yoga.

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Self-Help Isn't For Dummies

Christine Whelan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Self-Improvement, Self-Esteem, Demographics, Self-Control, James Ray, Sef-Efficacy, Self-Help, Happiness, Living News
Christine Whelan

when readers comment on my pieces, many seem to suggest that those who seek self-improvement are stupid, disorganized or at the end of their rope in life. Thing is, that's not true.

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There is a Beauty Within You #11: Are You More Than Culture Can Speak

Bob Lingvall | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Awareness, Relationships, Personality, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Meditation, Self-Esteem, Compassion, Self-Help, Self-Realization, Living News
Bob Lingvall

Self-awareness is a very mysterious phenomenon. How is it that matter can be self-aware? Is matter somehow creating you and me?

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It's Okay To Do It Wrong

Mike Robbins | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Fear, Courage, Honesty, Mike Robbins, Authenticity, Self-Esteem, Confidence, Learning, Self-Help, The Inner Life, Living News
Mike Robbins

Many of us, myself included, get so obsessed with doing things "right," or at the very least not doing anything that could be perceived as "wrong," we organize much of what we say and do to avoid ever being "wrong."

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Love Your Body, Love Your Life

Mike Robbins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Health, Honesty, Appearance, Image, Mike Robbins, Authenticity, Eating Disorders, Self-Esteem, Diet, Self-Help, Happiness, Living News
Mike Robbins

What if we could truly love, accept, and appreciate our bodies and how we look, right now? Imagine what life would be like without negative body obsession?

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Active Coping Applied

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Career Plateau, Glass Ceiling, Career Women, Investment Banking, U.S. Grant, Coping, Self-Esteem, Integrity, The Inner Life, Goals, Living News
Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

The best strategies anticipate setbacks, develop options and prepare us to identify solutions. How openly and realistically we perceive problems profoundly influences our chances for success.

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10 Sure Fire Ways to Make Your Life 100 Times Better

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationship Advice, Youth, Wealth, Corporate Responsibility, Sex, Books, Self-Confidence, Self-Improvement, Self-Esteem, Business, Confidence, Self-Help, Self-Realization, Living News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

My grandmother was a wise woman. She would tell me, "Live each day, one at a time." When I asked her how else you could live, she would take a sip from the flask under her apron and shrug her shoulders.

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There Is a Beauty Within You #10: When Love and Awareness Meet

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Awareness, Relationships, Personality, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Meditation, Self-Esteem, Compassion, Self-Help, Self-Realization, Yoga, Living News
Bob Lingvall

Immersed in the most personal of personal loves, we are a point of awareness in an ocean of compassionate love; a butterfly on the back of a whale preparing to dive.

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Stop Talking, Start Doing. Winning In Spite of 2009.

Fawn Germer | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Transition, Fawn Germer, Personal Motivation, Motivational Speaking, Career Advice, Best Career Advice, Self-Improvement, Self-Esteem, Career Transition, Motivation, Home News
Fawn Germer

I'm one of those people who believes that, if you really want to do something, you make up your mind and do it.

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Fat Talk Free Week: Think More Like Oprah Less Like Chelsea Lately

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food, The Balanced Life, Body Image, Critical Voice, Chelsea Handler, Eating Mindfully, Tri Delta, Dr. Susan Albers, Mindful Eating, Self-Esteem, No Fat Talk Week, Living News
Dr. Susan Albers

Imagine stepping in front of the mirror and instead of hearing critical comments about your weight or the "f" word immediately jumping into your head, you accept who you are.

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The Benefit of Ralph Lauren's Blunder

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 10.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Air Brushing, Mindful Eating, Eating Mindfully, 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food, Dr. Susan Albers, Eating Disorders, Photoshopping, Ralph Lauren Airbrush, Filippa Hamilton Fired, Filippa Hamilton Ralph Lauren, Ralph Ladove Evolution Video, Self-Esteem, Ralph-Lauren-Photoshopped-Model, Dieting, Body Image, Entertainment News
Dr. Susan Albers

Ralph Lauren has seen better days. This week his company has been blasted for allegedly firing a size 4 model for being "overweight" and photoshopping her into a grotesquely and impossibly thin woman.

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A Triathlete Amputee's Thoughts On Her Body: Missing An Arm, But Not Courage, Part 1

Susan Harrow | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Perfectionism, Healthy Body, Self Care, Negative Body Image Amputee, Eating Disorders, The Inner Life, Wellness, Self-Help, Look Better Naked, Active, Body Image, Body Image Mastery, Living in the Moment, Fitness, Self-Improvement, Weight Loss, Triathlete, Confidence, Physical Benefits of Yoga, Healthy Eating, Triathlete Amputee, Yoga, Aging, Forget Perfect, Athlete, Self-Esteem, Self Love, Acceptance, Sports, Self Esteem, Consciousness, Health, Self Mastery, Benefits of Yoga, Living News
Susan Harrow

Leadership expert, triathlete and mother of quadruplets, twins and three other children, DeeDee Myers is never without lipstick in her purse. She's always prepared, always presentable, no matter what.

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Unplug and Recharge: 3 Key Ways to Be 100% Yourself

Sara Avant Stover | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Self Improvement, Self-Esteem, Wellness, Women and Happiness, Self Image, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Living News
Sara Avant Stover

The world's fully of beautiful, talented, and creative beings. We can't always be the best at everything we do, but we can be ourselves. This we have control over. This is more reasonable.

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There Is A Beauty Within You #9: Mom Became Like The Sweetness Of The Chocolates

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Meditation, Self-Esteem, Personality, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Self-Help, Self-Realization, Dementia, Death, The Inner Life, Living News
Bob Lingvall

The death of a loved one, and in a special way a parent, opens up space for self-reflection. Death asks, "Are you living a good life?" Dementia tries to help us answer.

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A Week Without the "F" Word: 5 Ways to End Fat Talk

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Mindful Eating, Eating Mindfully, Dieting, Body Image, Fat Talk, Dr. Susan Albers, Fat, Dove Self Esteem, 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food, Self-Esteem, Living News
Dr. Susan Albers

Can you go a week without using the F word? If you're not sure, here is your chance to give it a try.

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The Gay Generation Gap: Reflections on the National Equality March

Jay Michaelson | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Homosexuality, National Equality March, Cleve Jones, Gay Rights, Aids, Obama Gay Rights, Self-Esteem, Homosexuality and Religion, Human Rights Campaign, Jay-Michaelson, David Mixner, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Jay Michaelson

Where are the GLBT prophets who call us all to account? If it is true that denying marriage to gays is a moral deficiency, why haven't gay leaders framed it that way?

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Why Seeking To Be Perfect Never Works

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 10.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Self Esteem, Soren Gordhamer, Relationships, Self-Hatred, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Meditation, Self-Esteem, The Inner Life. Identity, Spirituality, Living News
Soren Gordhamer

While I have nothing against cool clothes, exercise, and health drinks, let's get one thing straight: perfection is something that exists inside us, never from the outside.

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A Nudity Experiment: Are You Comfortable Naked?

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Confidence, Body Image, Eating Habits, Naked, Women and Self Confidence, Nudity, Self-Confidence, Body Comfort, Nakedness, Female Nudity, Intimacy and Trust, Intimacy, Eating Disorder, Self Care, Self Love, Self Esteem, Body Image Mastery, Women's Body Confidence, Feeling Good Naked, Mind Body Healing, Weight Loss, Self Mastery, Living News
Susan Harrow

My partner, Will, felt I had shared something that was meant just for us. For me it was a daring investigation into how I see and live with my body, a personal test.

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Mackenzie Phillips Slept With Her Dad

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living

Read More: MacKenzie Phillips, Rape, The Mamas and the Papas, Incest, Body Image, Self-Love, Chynna Phillips, Self-Esteem, The Oprah Winfrey Show, John Phillips, Living News
Susan Harrow

While Phillips's is an extreme case, you don't have to sleep with or have been raped by your dad to feel bad about yourself, your body or your sexuality.

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