by Phil LeBlanc | Jul 12, 2016
Are you feeling fabulous today? Are you in tune with your strengths and achievements? Can you appreciate yourself and the life you have, right here, right now? If the answer is yes, then you have solid self-esteem, the foundation for everything else in life. Or are...
by Phil LeBlanc | Jun 13, 2016
Every decision you make, big or small, from choosing your lunch to choosing your spouse to choosing your career, is based on your personal values. Those values are there, inside you, whether you realize it or not. Your personal values as an internal system of...
by Phil LeBlanc | May 10, 2016
All couples can tell the story of how they connected. How they met, how they became interested in each other, how the relationship grew and became a priority, and how they finally became a long term couple. But what about the opposite? How aware are we of the...
by Phil LeBlanc | Apr 16, 2016
Work is a very emotional experience. We spend most of our waking lives in the workplace. If we are unhappy at work, our lives feel out of balance. Many people develop serious mental and physical health problems because of unhappiness at work. On the other hand,...
by Phil LeBlanc | Mar 17, 2016
Mindfulness and addiction are natural opposites. Addiction directs your mind towards the next ‘fix’. It makes it impossible to focus on the present moment, the core and goal of mindfulness practice. Being uncomfortable in the present moment is also often one of the...
by Phil LeBlanc | Feb 8, 2016
‘If my partner had an affair, I would leave.’ That’s what many people say before it happens. But your marriage doesn’t have to end there. Couples counseling is a proven, research-based approach to healing after an affair. Your couples counselor has no preconceived...
by Phil Leblanc | Jan 18, 2016
Mindfulness is a practice that connects you to your inner self and to the reality of the present moment around you. It frees your mind from unnecessary intrusions, including intrusive thoughts, misperceptions, and illusions. But mindfulness is not just solitary...
by Phil Leblanc | Dec 29, 2015
When life is overwhelming, we try to cope. But what if our coping strategies fail us? What if we are not prepared for this particular challenge, or if this is just one problem too many right now? One of the games or unconscious strategies people sometimes fall back on...
by Phil Leblanc | Nov 30, 2015
Finally, it’s evening, or perhaps the kids have the day off from school. The family is at home together. But only in body – minds are flying everywhere and nowhere. Because everyone in the family is staring into a separate screen. Occasionally, if you are lucky, some...
by Phil Leblanc | Oct 28, 2015
Marriage is a promise to stay together for the rest of your lives – and have no other partner. And while most people want that to happen when they get married, quite a few do meet someone else and start an affair at some point. So why do married people cheat? It turns...
