by Amy Englemark | Aug 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Trusting yourself leads to increased confidence which leads to conviction.” If you want to increase your confidence and proficiency as a caregiver start with learning to trust yourself. As you learn to trust yourself, your life, relationships and career...
by Amy Englemark | Aug 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Are your high expectations causing you and others grief? Over these summer months we want to pack so many activities into our already busy schedules. We want to fit in our work, social time with friends and spouse, chores, and the list goes on. When we aren’t...
by Amy Englemark | Jul 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
We are told from a young age that feelings like sadness, anger and anything that would make us cry are bad. Sometimes we even feel bad for feeling too happy or optimistic around negative people. So we put a lid on those feelings. How’s that working for you?...
by Amy Englemark | Jul 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
For the first time ever, I will be offering a retreat for you in the Fall of 2013! If you are a Caregiver, Health Care Professional and/or Woman who knows you could get more out of life and could use new tools to help you take better care of yourself, then you...
by Amy Englemark | Jul 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Is life like a box of chocolates or a roller coaster? Maybe life is like a tree or a tight-rope walk. Perhaps you see life like a dance or a report card. Metaphors don’t just affect us as individuals, they affect our community and our world as well. The...
by Amy Englemark | Jul 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
It is possible to have too much of a good thing and it is possible to be addicted to exercise. The line between a person who exercises for the health of it and one who is an exercise fanatic can easily become blurred. Here are a few reasons why. Exercise is a...
by Amy Englemark | Jun 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Time constraints, lack of sleep, extra stress and perceived lack of control are all triggers that may cause you to lose your temper instead of expressing your feelings in a healthy way. Many of us feel frustrated that our spouses, family members or co-workers...
by Amy Englemark | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
A few days ago the world ‘celebrated’ International Panic Day. So really, if you must take one day a year and indulge in panic, now’s the time! Or maybe you’d rather not. Maybe you just don’t know how to stop reacting to stressful...
by Amy Englemark | Jun 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
As this week is National Nursing Assistants Week, this post goes out to all of you nursing assistants! If you are not a nursing assistant you just might find that you have more in common with them than you think. These people have made caring their life career. ...
by Amy Englemark | Jun 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you’re a mom like me, my mind is already trying to figure out how I will manage to keep any state of balance come the end of this month. The end of June marks the end of the school year as we know it. This is the time when business moms like me get ready...