The Zen of Arguing: 11 Rules to Win Your Next Argument
Last week, in the wake of the Chris Martin and Gwyneth Patrow break up, we talked about Conscious Coupling, and what my husband and I do to arm ourselves against the potential for splitsville down the line. It’s not foolproof, but it’s a step in the direction we want to go in: together forever. This […]
Conscious Coupling: 5 Ways to Keep You Consciously Coupled
The beginning of a romantic relationship can be frightening. To be staring in the face of knowing you can potentially love someone (other than your family) so much that if you were to lose them, you would be grief-stricken, is utterly terrifying. It’s enough to make you want to stay single forever. Well, almost. I […]
5 Ways to Conquer Your Mental Critic
The life of a writer can be a tough one. It’s very up and down, always causing us to be inquisitive, questioning our abilities, passions, desires, and even our intuition. Well, at least that has been my experience. One day I’ll have all these ideas swirling around in my head, yet I cannot seem to […]
5 Tips to Take the First Step Toward Your Dreams
It was last Monday. I was sitting on the plane, trying to hang onto every moment of the weekend I had just spent with my family in Montreal. As the weekend flew by, I tried desperately to drink it all in, taking big gulps instead of small sips, knowing that each moment was becoming my […]
Relationship Advice: 5 More Tips to Guarantee Happiness in Coupledom
I love love. And not just because of the way it looks at me, or because it’s the only one I see. And not even because it is so very very extra-ordinary, even more than anyone who I adore. I love love because love doesn’t judge. It is universal. It transcends the barriers of space […]
11 Tips to Set Powerful Goals
“So, what do you do?” An innocent and most likely well intentioned woman asked me at a dinner party the other night. Gulp. Deer. Headlights. My life flashing before me. Scene! Darn it, where are the exits in this place? “Um….well……I…..I…..” I hate that question. Stumps me every time. And with every career change, I […]
Guaranteed Happiness: 10 Intentions to try this Week
It’s 6:05pm on Tuesday February 25. As I write this, I’m sitting on a United CRJ700 Canadair Regional jet, trying unsuccessfully to ignore the butterflies in my stomach, questioning every noise in the cabin, every bump in the sky, and the proximity of the mountains on either side of me. It’s no secret: I’m a […]
7 Healthy Reminders for a People Pleaser
My life is incredibly rich. It’s rich in love, friendships, family and a plethora of other amazing and wonderful things. In reflecting upon my week, I thought I would take a break from the relationship advice according to Ted and Lauren to talk about something that comes up for me a lot, something that makes […]
A Recipe for a Happy and Healthy Relationship: The Next 5 Ingredients
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Lauren’s childhood diaries. This week, catch the riveting story of how Lauren and her besties, Adrienne and Leslie, take on Ace of Base in their self choreographed dance to I Saw The Sign. It will open up your mind. (It’s really a shame that So You Think […]
5 Tips for a Healthy and Happy Relationship
It all started in the 5th grade. Somehow I don’t remember caring about boys until then. I’m not sure what happened to trigger it – maybe a hormone changed. An important one. Whatever it was that instigated it, it happened in the 5th grade: I fell in love. His name was Daniel. He was Italian. […]
