The Health Risks of People Pleasing
Good Morning Washington Host Eileen Whelan Interviews Dr. O’Grady on the Pitfalls of Approval-Seeking.
My Father’s Toy Store Created a Pile of Unchecked Expectations
When I was growing up, I was one of six kids and my father owned a toy store in Hackensack, New Jersey. What I learned... Read More
Steps to Interrupt Overwhelm
Good Morning Washington Host Eileen Whelan Interviews Dr. O’Grady on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Good Morning Washington Host Eileen Whelan Interviews Dr. O’Grady on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Protect Yourself: Avoid Matching
“We don’t absorb the energy of others, we match it. Wayne Dyer I’ve written about emotional vampires before: those people around us that... Read More
3 Ways to Climb Maslow’s Hierarchy
The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short. ~ Abraham Maslow, American Psychologist, 1908-1970 It is estimated... Read More
The Best Way Out is Always Through (Robert Frost)
Our habits of mind can play incredible tricks on us. One of the first things I learned to do as a nurse was to accurately... Read More
1,900 Year Old Advice on Adversity
I’ve been devouring the writings of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 120-180), a practitioner of a practical philosophy called Stoicism. Ancient Stoics sought to accept... Read More
Is it Selfish to be Grateful?
In a NY Times article, Barbara Ehrenreich suggests that claims attached to gratitude are hollow. Laying on a yoga mat feeling grateful doesn’t provide gratitude... Read More