Why I’m a Beauty School Drop-In
By Virginia
I soap my hands up with cleanser and hover over Stephanie’s face. “Go on, get in there!” says our teacher, Miss Jenny. “You won’t hurt her.”
I press on Stephanie’s shoulders and start stroking up her neck and over her chin and cheeks. That shoulder move is key; we learned that if you touch your client’s face right off the bat, they’ll jump out of the bed. Next I start circling ...
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- Posted by Guest Blogger on March 19, 2010 at 3:30 am
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Tagged as: Beauty, career, cosmetics, self-image, self-worth
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Five Tips: How to Start Designing Your Life
By Johanna Sawalha
What if you could have your life look the way you want it to…? No, exactly the way you want it to: not just the things you have, but right down to the way that you are. What if we all thought this way?
As a new and first time mom, I have had plenty to learn in the past few months as well as plenty for which to give ...
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Drinking: Enhancing or Hindering Your Life’s Potential?
As a life coach and licensed psychotherapist I am very familiar with alcohol issues. How do you know if your relationship to alcohol is unhealthy? In my opinion there is no “one size fits all” answer. I used to say if you think about booze more than you do broccoli, then you might have a problem. Now I say if your alcohol use has any negative impact on the quality ...
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- Posted by Terri on March 17, 2010 at 5:00 am
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Tagged as: addiction, alcohol, Alcoholics Anonymous, coping
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How to Stand Up to Your Inner Mean Girl
By Amy Ahlers
“You don’t deserve it.”
“Who do you think you are?”
“This will never work out for you, you know that, right?”
Recognize that voice? It’s the voice of your Inner Mean Girl.
She’s negative. She’s catty. She’s judgmental.
She compares your worst to everyone else’s best—in her eyes, you lose every time.
She spews cruel words at you and makes you feel like you are in seventh grade again. Her favorite thing to do ...
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- Posted by Guest Blogger on March 16, 2010 at 5:00 am
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Tagged as: anxiety, empowerment, insecurity, positive thinking, self-esteem, self-image
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Compassion: The Hidden Key to Healing
Dr. Will Tuttle describes compassion as the hidden potential within us all to create social harmony, spiritual growth, fulfilling relationships and healing of all kinds. Let's have a compassion-filled day by participating in Meatless Monday!
Can you remember times in your life when you’ve been blessed by someone’s compassion? I remember times when I was under the weather or stressed out and received the compassion of a loving touch; when I’ve been on stage ...
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- Posted by Dr. Will Tuttle on March 15, 2010 at 5:00 am
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Tagged as: compassion, empathy, healing, Love
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