The Process Of Change
Andrea Ramsay Speers
January is often a time of change. We start off the new year with the best of intentions; some of them stick, some of them don’t. While our enthusiasm and motivation ride [...]
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Happiness At Home: What Causes All Of This Stress?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
In this newsletter, we will explore what stress is and what causes it. In the next, you will learn how to manage the stress in your life and protect yourself against it. [...]
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Happiness At Home: How To Balance Work And Family Life
Andrea Ramsay Speers
What Is Your Definition of Success? If you want to create balance in your life, it is important to know how you define success. The following list is a place to start. Cross [...]
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Is Fear Ruling Your Life?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
How does fear impact your day-to-day life? Not at all? Lucky you! The rest of us can recognize fear at work in some part of our life every day – from the constant, [...]
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Happiness At Home: Letting Go Of The Past
Andrea Ramsay Speers
People have a difficult time letting go of the past because they are held back by unfinished business. They may regret choices they have made or feel guilty about past [...]
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What Are You Tolerating?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
We all have things that we tolerate in our lives. Some of them are big things (like a nasty neighbour), but many of them are small things (a messy desk is an example), and we [...]
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Feeling SAD In Winter
Andrea Ramsay Speers
The weather is a fairly safe topic of conversation, and as Canadians, we often complain about the winter. There’s a lot not to love, including the lack of sunshine and the [...]
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Happiness At Home Newsletter: Help! I Need To Make A Decision!
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Many people who come to my office say they have a difficult time making decisions. I have developed a process to help my clients master this skill. I recommend that people [...]
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No More Pity Parties
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Nobody likes to see their kids get hurt. Every parent would like to think that it’s possible for them to help their child make it through life with no hardships, no [...]
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Happiness At Home: I Have Everything I’ve Ever Dreamed Of. Why Am I Not Happy?
Andrea Ramsay Speers
Signs of Discontent You don’t need a degree in psychology to know when you’re off-track, but sometimes it creeps up on you. It can seem like you wake up one day and realize [...]
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