“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”

— Viktor Frankl

The Real Cost of Mindlessness

The Real Cost of Mindlessness

What is the Real cost of Mindlessness? AKA, sticking our head in the sand and ignoring problems, troubles and issues?The biggest cost of sticking your head in the sand instead of facing your issues is time. Wait too long and you will find yourself out of it.

In this day and age, it’s easy to go through life hiding away from reality and being mindless. We’ve got food, alcohol, drugs, sex, social media, cable TV, streaming TV, computers, and anything and everything we could want for entertainment on our smartphones. And let’s face it…there are so many ways we can “check out!”

Interestingly, considering how much we hear about being “mindful” it doesn’t take much to move us into mindlessness. I often wonder what my life would look like today had I chosen to deal with things head-on. Things like money, career, life desires, dreams, and goals. If I had gone to therapy to work on believing in myself years, or even decades ago, would I be sitting here today having a hard time breaking up with my cable services because I can’t afford it anymore…

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It’s Here! Time to Unravel your Year!

It’s Here! Time to Unravel your Year!

Okay, ladies, listen up!

Are you one of those gals who enjoy looking back over the past year and planning for the next one? Well, you’re in luck! Every year about this time, blogger, course and content creator, and bona fide cat lover makes this amazing workbook just for us! Or should I say for her tribe? And seeing as her tribe is kindred spirits with the one I’m building at The Pink Couch I thought you might be interested.

Check it out! It’s here and ready for downloading along with the Find Your Word for 2024 workbook. Bonus! And it’s free to all! Double Bonus!

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A good night’s sleep and your mental health.
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A good night’s sleep and your mental health.

Sleep is one thing many of us are lacking. It’s just par for the course these days. But then we wonder why we are so stressed and can’t cope with daily life and the challenges it brings. Paying more attention to the quanitity and quality of your sleep can improve resilience and more. Here’s just a few bonuses that come with a good sleep.

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Start with your Strengths

Click on the button below to take the free VIA Character Strengths Survey. I often have clients do this as part of therapy.