by Phil LeBlanc | Mar 12, 2018
Did you ever take one of those social media personality quizzes? You know, they usually have titles like “What Kind of ___ Are You?” Like so much these days, such quizzes can be an entertaining diversion. But they often add up to just more “fake news”. It...
by Phil LeBlanc | Feb 12, 2018
We make decisions all day long. Even when we’re not aware of it, our mind is calculating and bargaining. It’s safe to say we become—in a way—the product of our choices. The two biggest factors in our conscious decision-making? Love and fear. The Balance of Love and...
by Phil LeBlanc | Jan 8, 2018
How are you doing with your 2018 resolutions? Wait… don’t answer that yet. First, ask yourself some questions about past resolutions. What have you aimed for in the past? Have you reached some goals, abandoned others, and recycled tons more? Often, discovering...
by Phil LeBlanc | Dec 11, 2017
Our memes tell us to keep calm but our news feeds send us into an hourly panic. Primitive humans spent a whole lot of time outrunning predators and wondering what in the world thunder and lightning might be. But today, we’re stuck using Stone Age brains to (somewhat)...
by Phil LeBlanc | Nov 13, 2017
Self-compassion is not the same as being selfish. Sometimes, the most self-loving choice can be to help another person. Every minute of every day, we’re faced with choices. What matters is where your choices come from. Person A can make choice X because they choose to...
by Phil LeBlanc | Oct 9, 2017
What does self-acceptance mean in the age of social media? Thanks to non-stop updates, everything we do is being assessed in real time. We stack our lives up against the lives of strangers. How accepting can anyone be these days? Whether it’s Facebook or face-to-face,...
by Phil LeBlanc | Sep 11, 2017
Stress can be either positive or negative and is a normal part of everyone’s life. Managing stress, however, is where things can start to feel impossible. In today’s world, we are bombarded with information, updates, notifications, and even fake news. Add that to the...
by Phil LeBlanc | Aug 14, 2017
Trust matters. Of course! You won’t get any arguments from anybody on that. But why exactly does it matter so much? Especially in intimate relationships? Trust – The Binding Power in Relationships Love is the foundation of a healthy relationship. Commitment,...
by Phil LeBlanc | Jul 10, 2017
Communication. It’s the lifeblood of relationships. And yet, it appears we’re often ill-equipped to handle it in the right way—a positive way. Have negative communication patterns caused problems in your life? Consider what you can do to reverse them. Converting...
by Phil LeBlanc | Jun 12, 2017
Infidelity in a marriage or relationship can be a devastatingly traumatic experience. It can leave you angry, grief-stricken, feeling used, abandoned or confused. If you have suffered an act of infidelity, you may be trying to figure out how your relationship can...
