Words to use with caution
My 2-year-old son dropped an F bomb the other day. It was in perfect context, too. He had snatched the garage door remote and chucked it on the floor in the car. When my husband asked him where it was, he looked down, spotted it, then looked into his dad’s eyes: “F&%$.” Needless to say, […]
Words that can transform a relationship
A powerful way to improve the quality of our romantic relationships is to pay attention to the way we speak — and not just to our beloved. As I’ve talked about before, I’m a mom of two young kids. I work a few different jobs, and I really value living in a functional, orderly household […]
Stop cutting yourself down with your words
It’s impossible to feel good if you talk a lot of smack. My goal as a yoga teacher is to help students feel strong and vibrant through physicality, and part of the body that cannot be ignored to this end — is the mouth. When our words are full of complaining, negativity and digs at […]
Change Your Words, Change Your Life
One of the hallmarks of a great friend (or therapist), is being a great listener. These precious souls hear us and thus help us to hear ourselves. That’s huge. I’ve found that the answers we seek are not actually outside our awareness. The insight we crave is within–just often tangled up in our heads. Sometimes another person […]