Halloween provides an ample opportunity for costuming and partying. We wear masks to facilitate playfulness, encouraging us to try on different identities. Use this Halloween as an opportunity to consider the different masks we all wear: in social scenes, at work, with our significant other, etc.

This year’s Oscar contenders share a golden thread which lifts the audience out of a “dark knight”- HOPE. Movies are also a form of inexpensive and quick therapy.

The urge to gossip can be irresistible. According to recent statistics both men and women gossip about the same subjects and just as often! Considering that 2/3 of our conversations consist of gossip, there are some redeeming qualities.

While you might have hated the painful reminders about standing or sitting up straight when you were a child, good posture actually helps manage pain.

A huge stressor ominously looming in the near future is holiday gift giving during these hard economic times. It’s time to shine a light on the virtues or re-gifting.

Did you ever notice that the more you do for family and friends, the less it is appreciated? Or have you bought a pricey gift and included a cute token gift, only to find out that you have undermined that bigger gift?

According to the American Medical Association women tend to suffer greatly from self- suppression. Therefore this Mother’s Day whether you are a mother or a daughter, it is time to nurture yourself: Have your say! Nice people don’t really like being nice.

The New Year resolution path is paved with good intentions. What makes a resolution successful is the ability to discern a wish from a resolution. Here’s how to get back on track:

Emotional and physical well being depend on the balance between giving and receiving. Easier said than done for women who throughout the ages have been ascribed the role of caretakers and nurturers! Many women literally become sick and tired before they can say, the word no.

This is the interim when we all resolve to be better. Then a couple of weeks down the road we lose our momentum and revert to what we always do. What if we could get fit and improve our mindset at the same time?