Yoga Hoser’s , Harley-Quinn Smith on Self-Care and Veganism This interview is a re-post as seen in Cosmopolitan Magazine: Harley Quinn Smith is quickly on her way to becoming a household name. The 21 year-old actress and daughter of director Kevin Smith made headlines when she starred in both...
HOW ARE YOU DOING? It’s so easy to fall into overwhelm with the current fear that is sweeping the planet. When uncertainty overwhelms us, our psyche attempts to create certainty in order to minimize internal discomfort. Usually this is done through mentally imagining and playing out a story. Unfortunately,...
The Art of Duality As I sit here to write this to you, I’m struck by the idea of duality and desirability. How we can fall intro believing that we deserve a “trick” or a “treat” and that it’s usually dependent on something external to us! Psychotherapy offers us insight...
Healing is Always Certain #ACIM Isn’t it amazing how certain event in your life can leave such a lasting imprint? My siblings and I grew up loving to play. We would run through overgrown grass and exhaust ourselves climbing up trees. When I was about ten years old, on...
A Meditation to Increase Your Intuition Have you ever felt so disconnected from your own intuition that you scrambled to find anything or anyone outside of you to give you the “answer” you were so desperately seeking? I’ve been there more times than I would care to admit and...
How to Trust the Timing of Your Life Have you ever beat your self up for not being where you think you should be? I know I have and many times in fact. Maybe you thought you’d be further along in your career. Or maybe you thought you’d be married and...
Feeling Overextended? This Exercise Can Help You Set Stronger Boundaries through Intention Setting I often run into chaos when I start to think I can be everything to everyone. Anyone else? Perhaps you want to be the best parent, the most loving partner, and an amazing boss, but you...
Happily Ever After Begins at the Corner of Rock Bottom and Confused As I write this, a decade has passed since I hit rock bottom. My husband and I have just spent two years travelling the globe before choosing where to settle down. My work now involves helping people...
Is Your Inner Critic Holding You Back? Here’s How To Quiet It Once & For All The year is 2006, and I’m at a wellness retreat when the host tells us that we are going to participate in a stream-of-consciousness exercise. We’re prompted to take out our journals and...
There Are 7 Types of Inner Critics – Here’s How to Identify & Calm Yours It’s a common scene; I’m working with a client, one-on-one, when her loud inner critic rears its ugly head. Her inner critic is a punitive taskmaster. Its elixir: spilling words of fear designed to...
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How to Get A Handle Envy (This Q&A was originally featured in the #AskAthena Self-Help Column in Cosmopolitan Magazine) Q: Hey Athena, I’m a bit embarrassed to admit this but I’m super jealous of everyone at the moment. I log onto Instagram on my cell and feel like crap...
How to Get A Handle on Stress (This Q&A was originally featured in the #AskAthena Self-Help Column in Cosmopolitan Magazine) Q: Hi Athena, I’m 23 and having a bit of a rough time because my stress levels are so high! Are there any tips that you can give me...
What is meant for you will not pass you by How did you feel when you read the words ‘what is meant for you will not pass you by’? Did you feel a wave of relief wash over you? Did you feel lighter? (Actually, why not come on over to...
Super Soul 100 member , Latham Thomas on Self-Care as a Path to Self-Empowerment How much more potent and powerful would we all be if we embraced our inherent talents, strengths and feminine edge, rather than dwelling in patterns of self-criticism, doubt and catty competition? Thomas invites us...
The Magic Power of Your Words Abracadabra DEFINITION: language used to give the impression of arcane knowledge or power. Stemming from Aramaic ‘avra kadavra’, meaning ‘it will be created in my words’. Let’s assume that your words have the power to shape, alter and create. What is it that you would want...
How To Trust More and Fear Less If you are locked in self-doubt and fear right now, take comfort in the fact that you will not be stuck in this state for much longer. You can begin by simply acknowledging that this is the time to release what is...
How to heal & break the chain of bad, familial patterns. Q: #AskAthena: I Don’t Want to End up Alone like All the Women in My Family. Help! Hey Athena, I’ve recognized a pattern in my family history, particularly with the women in my family. For generations the women...
Q: Hey Athena! I just moved to a new city, which was one of my biggest goals (something that I didn’t think I could do). But now I’m worried and scared about finding a job. I’m starting to feel like it was a mistake. It’s a new place. I...
Q: Hi Athena, I’m having a really hard time at the moment. I’ve been working hard at my career, my relationship and life but just feel like when I’m about to turn a corner, everything comes crashing down. I’ve hit rock bottom and feel like there’s no way forward....
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