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Are stress and sleep related?

| Anxiety, Basic Principles of the Option Method, Beliefs, Book Excerpts, Happiness, Insomnia

I remember when I was a kid and well into my 30s, I slept like a hibernating bear. Twelve hours was nothing to me. At least on the weekends. During the work week, I’d get by on half of that and pretty much always felt sleep deprived. But when I slept, I slept well. I’m […]

Does change have to be stressful?

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| Anxiety, Basic Principles of the Option Method, Beliefs, Fear, Happiness, Health

Things change and we’re not always ready for it. Yesterday you had a job you thought you could depend upon; today you’re out of work. You thought your marriage was fine; now you’re facing divorce. You thought you were in good health; now you know you need major surgery. You just became the victim of […]

Can The Option Method help with guilt and shame?

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| Basic Principles of the Option Method, Beliefs, Bruce Di Marsico, Guilt

Our focus this month has been on guilt and shame, two sides of the coin of self judgment. Do you know the difference? Check out Google “What is the difference between Guilt and Shame?” and you will find more than 10 million entries. Brene Brown has a simple way to define it: “the difference between […]