[soundcloud id=’160968585′ color=’1e4f78′ /] The news that apparel company J Crew is now making a size 000 (that’s two sizes smaller than a 0!) created a stir among some feminists who say the new size idealizes the desire to be too thin. While the company says it is trying to appeal to a petite Asian… Continue reading…
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Becoming more Resilient, Confident and Happy: What it Takes
Listen to an interview with Jane for the Break Through Fear and Self Doubt Summit Over 21 days, the summit introduces you to strategies, tips and secrets on how you can gain confidence to take control of your life. breakthroughfearandselfdoubt.com
The Inner Critic : Listen to Beth Weinstock on Voices in the Family, WHYY
[soundcloud id = ‘160675660’ color=’1e4f78′ /] For those experiencing issues with soundcloud, please click here to listen. Each of us knows that negative inner voice – the one that tells us we can’t do something new, we can’t get that promotion at work-that we’re just not good enough. So who is this inner critic, how… Continue reading…
Mindfulness at work: Listen to Jane Shure on Voices in The Family, WHYY
[soundcloud id=’158679194′ color=’#ff7700′] For those experiencing issues with soundcloud, please click here to listen. Dr. Daniel Ames from Columbia Business School did a study recently that asserted that most people don’t know how they come across at work, whether it’s too pushy or too passive. Well what you come across as at work, and whether… Continue reading…
Reflecting on What Empowered My Sense of Confidence and Self
Yesterday in the mail, I received a newly published book written by my friend, colleague and mentor, Dan Gottlieb. Thumbing through the first few pages of The Wisdom We’re Born With: Restoring Our Faith in Ourselves, I began to reflect back on the lessons I’ve learned from Dr. Dan over the 35 years of knowing… Continue reading…
Musings From a Psychotherapist About the Effects of Secrecy and Shame in Our Lives
Last night, I had the privilege of leading a talk-back following a production of Neil LaBute’s “In a Dark, Dark House.” I read the script for the play last month and thought the playwright brilliant for his ability to comprehend what actually goes on as a result of childhood sexual abuse. Himself a survivor of… Continue reading…
Outsmarting Stress and Negativity
A number of months ago, I had the good fortune of traveling to India with my family. I wasn’t so keen on taking this trip, fearing that I’d get depressed from seeing the country’s massive poverty. Having read many novels written by Indian authors, I was primed to witness people living in conditions that I’d… Continue reading…
Overcoming Doubt and Fear in Order to Foster Self-Confidence
There’s a surge in conversation about the challenge for women to claim confidence and counteract self-doubt. The newest book on the topic, The Confidence Gap, shows, yet again, that women are less self-assured than men, and to succeed in the work world, confidence matters as much as competence. Let’s dispel the mystery behind the scenes so… Continue reading…
Wake-Up Calls Inspired My Change From Overdrive and Sleep Deprived
Wake-up calls come from many sources and, at their best, incite us to transform the ways we live. Recently, I heard Arianna Huffington speak about her realization that she needed to make concrete changes in the number of hours she worked and slept. The co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group broke her… Continue reading…
Arianna Huffington Calls Upon Us to Turn Inward for Wisdom and Wonder
When was the last time you listened to the sweet sound of silence? When was the last time you decided to close the door and just let yourself be, with nowhere to go and nothing to do? Arianna Huffington gave a talk last week in Philadelphia promoting her 14th book, Thrive, in which she implores… Continue reading…