The Spiritual Key to Unlocking the Suffering of Autoimmune Disease (and Life)
Patients often tell me they want to “go back to the body they used to have” or have their lives “go back to the way it used to be.” This is actually an impossible goal and from the start creates suffering and distress. However, when life hands you a challenge that you...
What’s Your Hero Potential?
Ever wish you had a super power? X-ray vision, perhaps? Or the ability to fly, be invisible or move at the speed of sound? If only you had one of those (or any other awesome power) you’d could be the hero, right? You could save the day. You’d get so much stuff...
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is
Idi Amin died in exile. King Richard III died for lack of a horse. Kenneth Lay wasn’t the only multimillionaire to die broke. On the other hand, Gandhi, Mozart, Queen Elizabeth I, Mother Teresa and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. continue to live richly in memory all the...
Prosperity or Riches? — That is the Question!
How is prosperity different than being rich? We are all very aware of people in the world who have more money than they will ever need, but they just can't find happiness. In the media you see famous stars who are turning to drugs, alcohol, risky lifestyles, and some...
The One Word to Eradicate from Your Sales Team’s Vocabulary
A killer sales team needs a killer sales strategy to really bring in the revenue. A typical component of that strategy for companies – especially retail or SaaS – is to begin the pricing portion of sales calls with a list price. Many sales trainers think of...
Buy and Hold Works. Right?
Dear Natalie, The Dow Jones Industrial Average return was 7.0% since January 2000 with dividends reinvested, or 197% total return. So, Buy and Hold did work. It was just gut-wrenching. Is there something that I’m missing here? I had a hard time with the markets for...
Is Mold a Factor in Autoimmune Disease?
I get this question a lot. The short and most honest answer is, “it depends.” The following screenshots are the abstracts of two scientific papers addressing this question, both from 2017. Note the far different conclusions they come to. No wonder people get so...
‘The Farewell’ explores how to arrive at the best outcome
“The Farewell” (2019). Cast: Awkwafina, Shuzhen Zhou, Diana Lin, Tzi Ma, Han Chen, Aoi Mizuhara, Yongbo Jiang, Lu Hong. Director: Lulu Wang. Screenplay: Lulu Wang. Web site. Trailer. When it comes to caring for the well-being of others, is total honesty necessarily...
How One Small Dog Ran with the Big Dogs and Won
For the latest Birthing of Giants podcast I interviewed Alex Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Azulle and a graduate of the Birthing of Giants Fellowship program. Azulle is a Miami, Florida based manufacturer of mini PC’s – a low power, fanless PC that’s right on the...
‘This Changes Everything’ examines remedies for a glaring disparity
“This Changes Everything” (2018 production, 2019 release). Cast: Marisa Tomei, Jessica Chastain, Reese Witherspoon, Natalie Portman, Chloë Grace Moretz, Meryl Streep, Zoe Saldana, Cate Blanchett, Gillian Anderson, Rashida Jones, Sharon Stone, Amandla Stenberg, Heather...
Are You Being Pressured to Buy a Home or Stocks?
Dear Natalie: It seems that Trump and the Federal Reserve are looking at a reduction in interest rates, which I believe will extend the bull market in both the stock market and real estate. I'm guessing they're going to try to keep it going until after the US...
Put Yourself at the Top of the List
When I was raising my daughters and working full time ten years ago, I did not make time for myself, and it cost me my health. In fact, I was so busy working long hours, leading events, driving kids to after-school activities, and caring for elderly parents, that I...
Self-Care Begins in the Present
“The day’s work is not complete until the mind can rest as sound as the body.” ~ Patty Frisco I spent two weeks at a spiritual retreat overlooking the ocean in Brazil several years ago. I was the only American surrounded by others from every part of the world,...
‘Becoming Astrid’ explores how we become who we are
“Becoming Astrid” (“Unga Astrid”) (2018). Cast: Alba August, Trine Dyrholm, Henrik Rafaelsen, Magnus Krepper, Maria Bonnevie, Björn Gustafsson, Marius Damslev, Mira Mitchell, Maria Fahl Vikander, Maria Alm Norell, Willy Ramnek Petri. Director: Pernille Fischer...
Three Sneaky Causes of Weight Gain (and Loss), Pain, Autoimmune Disease, Cancer, and Digestive Distress
When I was 30 years old, just before being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, I blew up with 10 extra pounds of “puffiness” that I could not explain. Along with the puffiness came extreme joint pain, nausea, and esophageal reflux (heartburn). I couldn’t seem to get...
