Psychologist Martin Seligman found that the three Ps can stunt recovery after the death of someone you love, the loss of a job or any other catastrophe. • Personalization is the belief that we are at fault. • Pervasiveness is the belief that an event will affect all areas of our life. • Permanence is [...]
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Personalization, pervasiveness, permanence
by resolutewoman on June 27, 2017 in book, courage, grief
How to succeed in dieting
by resolutewoman on June 24, 2017 in fitness, food
Researchers at the National Weight Control Registry conclude that “it’s unlikely that the people they study are somehow genetically endowed or blessed with a personality that makes weight loss easy for them.” The registry includes 10,000 people who have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for at least a year. What’s fascinating [...]
A diet that works for some people
by resolutewoman on June 22, 2017 in fitness, food
Rena Wing, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University, has run the National Weight Control Registry for 23 years. The registry includes more than 10,000 people from across the country. All of them have lost at least 30 pounds and maintained that weight loss for at least a year. What’s interesting is [...]
It’s biology, not willpower
by resolutewoman on June 20, 2017 in fitness, food
More than 70 percent of American adults are overweight. That’s 155 million Americans. And, about 40 percent of them are clinically obese. Worldwide, 2.2 billion people are overweight. Depressing? Yes, but studies by Kevin Hall, a scientist at the National Institute of Health, and other researchers are showing that it is “biology, not simply a [...]
Look for the flowers
by resolutewoman on June 17, 2017 in beauty
“There are always flowers for those who want to see them,” Matisse once said.
Stay strong like RBG
by resolutewoman on June 15, 2017 in aging, health, resolute-women
We’re going to buy The RBG Workout: How She Stays Strong…and You can Too! on October 3. The new book will feature illustrations of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who’s 84, doing all of the exercises in her routine—including push-ups and core-strengthening planks. Since 1999, Ginsburg has been training twice a week for an hour with a [...]
Critical thinking?
by resolutewoman on June 13, 2017 in book, wisdom
Sarah Bessey reminded me that critical thinking doesn’t always have to be critical. Bessey is the author of Jesus Feminist. –Joy
The perfect diet
by resolutewoman on June 10, 2017 in change, food
Yikes! That’s what I have to say about this email message that showed up recently in my inbox: “Join thousands of people who already are living a better life. We have created the perfect and 100 percent working diet solution.” Of course, I wish there was a perfect diet. But I am skeptical of any [...]
Everyone knows something
by resolutewoman on June 8, 2017 in wisdom
Jim, who has managed a bookstore in Old Town in Albuquerque for 43 years, told me: “Remember everyone knows something that you don’t know.” –Joy
The forces of nature
by resolutewoman on June 6, 2017 in beauty, peace
Near her art in an exhibit in Santa Fe, I read these words from Jill Rosean Tishman. “I see myself as a rather insignificant being surrounded by the forces of nature. I never paint as my eyes see, but rather what I feel as I view nature: the sun moving through a redwood forest becomes [...]
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We wrote our book and we’re writing our blog because we were frustrated. We were frustrated with experts who try to tell people how to lose weight, raise their children and improve their marriages—and be a success—in 10 easy steps. In three weeks. In one book.
Our self-help book and blog are for grownups—for women who know that there are no easy answers to life’s complex problems—that finding solutions requires some self-knowledge and self-searching and hard work.
We want to help women discover their own answers and live with them as their guide. We want to help you and other women Help Yourself!
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