Linda Sapadin
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Learning from Your Regrets
Is there anybody in this world who has not regretted a decision they've made or a path they've taken? I doubt it. Yet, how people respond to their regrets → Read More
From Making Yourself Miserable to Making Yourself Happy
To appreciate how skilled you are at making yourself feel miserable, take this quiz. After completing the quiz, add up your score. Anything more than 15 means → Read More
For Procrastinators Who Believe They Work Better in a Crisis
Sometimes you can't help it. You don't have time to address a task until the deadline date is staring you in the face. Then you work frantically to get it done! → Read More
Staying Sane in Troubled Times
Do you have heart-pounding fears of the COVID-19 spreading to loved ones or to yourself? Are you fighting an uphill battle to stay sane as you listen to non → Read More
Managing Your Mind During Coronavirus
Are you taking the COVID-19 outbreak seriously? Are you staying home a good deal of the day? Are your health worries elevated? Is your income going downhill? → Read More
If I Knew Then What I Know Now
People often imagine that they would have done things differently if only they had known better. I would have bought Apple when it first came out. I would have → Read More
The Memory of Trauma in the Body
Keith hadn't thought about his father in many years. Though he had some good times with his dad, one of his most vivid memories was not so good. He was 10 years → Read More
Comebacks in a Snarky Political Climate
It seems to be nothing these days for people to shoot off hurtful, insensitive barbs. Why not? The president is doing it; it's gotta be fine. The hell with → Read More
Fake It Till You Make It
It's easy to look at self-assured people and wish, "Oh, if only I could be that confident, that self-assured, that easy-going." Well, let me tell you that lots → Read More
How to Become Truly Smart
We all know people who are well-educated but don't know nuttin'. And we all know people with little formal education who are bright, brainy, maybe even → Read More
Accepting Those Annoying Differences
These are the complaints of a happily married couple. Though they have a loving relationship, these annoying habits (though they may seem petty to some) are a major source of tension. → Read More
The Consequences of Not Facing Emotional Difficulty Head On
Underneath the sweet smile of some lovely ladies and handsome men is a mood disorder. Indeed, some famous people have become famous precisely because of their strong drive for success and perfect → Read More
Chill Out Before You Burn Out
Our speedy, success-oriented culture pressures us to work faster, harder, better. This is troublesome for many, but it's particularly tough for those who are → Read More
Helpless Victim or Active Responder?
It's easy to feel like a victim when someone bigger, more powerful or more opinionated than you tells you what to do or what to think. You may believe that your only option is to resentfully acce → Read More
Are You Super Responsible? Perhaps It's Time for You to Act Up!
Are you someone who is super responsible? Who always does what you're supposed to do? If so, here are four ways for you to go crazy and act up -- four good ways → Read More
Couples in Conflict: How She Sees It & How He Sees It
Marital conflicts are demanding, difficult and disturbing. Especially true when each party defines the problem differently. Sometimes it seems like each party is reading from a different script. One → Read More
Can You Be Too Trusting?
To trust someone you love is important. Otherwise, you'll be forever doubting that person, creating serious dissension in the relationship. But can you be too → Read More
The Importance of Practice and Preparation
I used to shy away from certain activities. Why? Because I believed that I had to do them well or not do them at all. If I didn't have any natural talent, then → Read More
7 Savvy Strategies for the Spring Season
Spring time is traditionally the time we feel freer. More hours of sunshine, warmer weather, and flowers blossoming inspire us to do better with whatever we → Read More
Intelligent or Wise?
Good grades are all the rage these days. They're supposed to measure how intelligent and industrious you are. Students strive for a high GPA, with the goal of → Read More