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Insights: Battling Depression

What a week—the losses of two incredible, well known people through suicide: Kate Spade, and Anthony Bourdain. Both Kate and Anthony appeared to be full of life, having it all, wealth, travel, success, and admiration. Yet they both struggled with depression. So often we think...
Posted On 17 Jun 2018
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Insights: Choose Your Attitude

Whenever you’re having a bad day, bad week or even a bad month, it’s easy to get stuck in our own stuff. At these times, remember to adjust your attitude, as most of these things that are making life bad in that moment do not really matter in the long term. They are usually just...
Posted On 03 Jun 2018
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Insights: The Power of the Brain

Most of us do not realize the power of the brain and how much influence it has on our lives. At last month’s Newport Beach Film Festival, I watched a documentary called “My Tourette’s.” This film followed five people through a new form of treatment for Tourette’s, which has long...
Posted On 12 May 2018
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Insights: Swimming, Surfing and Rowing at the Newport Beach Film Festival

We are so fortunate to have the Newport Film Festival here every year. It is my favorite time of year. Every year I get to review some of the films that are going to be shown. The three documentaries that I selected this year are three of my favorite topics in life: people...
Posted On 28 Apr 2018
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Insights: Pleasure Versus Happiness

We all want pleasure. It feels good. We are biologically built to search for pleasure. What we need to understand is that there is a large difference between pleasure and happiness. Pleasure is fleeting, happiness is sustainable.  It’s easy to misunderstand these two emotions. We...
Posted On 24 Apr 2018
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Insights: Gently Shaking the World

I met an incredible man named Dr. Rajagopal at a screening of a film called “Hippocratic,” which told the story of Dr. Rajagopal’s life. So what is so special about this doctor from India? Gandhi: “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” Dr. Rajagopal...
Posted On 13 Apr 2018
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Insights: Simple Acts of Kindness

Life can be very confusing at times—even tragic, sad and hard to understand. Maybe it’s a divorce, the loss of a love, death, health issues, harm caused by another person. Yet life can also be wonderful where the kindness of others gives us hope, joy and purpose. Rather than...
Posted On 01 Apr 2018
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Insights: Dare Greatly

Sometimes it’s hard to make sense of the world. With so many tragedies happening, from school shootings and the issues in Syria to the breakdown of our families, how do we hold a positive stance about our own lives and others? How do we continue to have hope for future...
Posted On 11 Mar 2018
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“You just have to keep flossing.” That’s what one of my clients told me. Sometimes life is like that. You just have to keep flossing, keep getting out of bed, and keep opening the blinds.  These basics in life are essential to keep doing because our challenges sometimes feel like...
Posted On 25 Feb 2018
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Insights: Give, Give, Give

Writer Isabel Allende says “Give, give, give – what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don’t give it away? Of having stories if I don’t tell them to others? Of having wealth if I don’t share it? I don’t intend to be cremated with any of it. It is in...
Posted On 04 Feb 2018
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Insights: 36 Questions

In 1997, psychologist Arthur Aron experimented with how to make two people fall in love with each other in an hour. He actually succeeded. How did Aron do this? He found that if he asked 36 specific questions to two strangers and had them answer honestly, by the end of an hour...
Posted On 28 Jan 2018
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Insights: 365 Days Ahead

A New Year is upon us. Doesn’t it seem like last year went by too fast? Time goes by if we make something of it or not. Time is so easy to let pass, and then we wonder where it went. I know for me this last year had its challenges, but even our challenges show we are moving,...
Posted On 12 Jan 2018
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Insights: Three Wishes for World Peace

Remember the story of Aladdin and his three wishes? Laguna Playhouse is presenting a fun twist to the tale called “Aladdin’s Winter Wishes.” I have not laughed that hard in a long time, yet within the humor, the sassy dance moves and hip music, there were some thought provoking...
Posted On 30 Dec 2017
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Insights: Managing Stress Over the Holidays

There are two reactions I get from people regarding the holidays. Number one: “I can’t wait for the holidays and seeing my family.” Number two: “I can’t wait for the holidays to be over.” Relationships can be very complicated at this time of year, even the best ones.  Stress can...
Posted On 08 Dec 2017
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Insights: Caterpillars and Butterflies

Life can be so beautiful and so tragic. It’s often difficult to make sense of these extremes. No matter what happens in life, ultimately our attitude and our ability to pick up the pieces is key. We can see the beauty daily around us, but only if we are truly open to seeing it....
Posted On 25 Nov 2017
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Insights: The Black Dot

Have you heard about the story of the black dot?  If not, here is an abridged version: A professor gave his students a surprise test.  He tells the students to write about what they see on the paper he has passed out, which only showed a black dot. All of the students wrote about...
Posted On 13 Nov 2017
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Insights: It’s Okay to be Angry

So much has been happening in our country recently that it’s difficult to make sense of it all. We’ve had destruction by natural causes and the loss of life by one person. We have had little control over most of what has happened, leaving most of us feeling incredibly sad and...
Posted On 30 Oct 2017
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Insights: The Wisdom of the Seasons

What a wonderful weekend we had—warm with a slight ocean breeze, perfect weather to attend the Newport Wine and Food Festival. We are so spoiled with an incredible array of fantastic restaurants in our city, each bringing something unique and exquisite. What a fun way to spend a...
Posted On 15 Oct 2017
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Insights: Give Your Hands to Serve

This is the time of year that many local organizations hold their gala fundraising events. When attending these events, it is always a reminder of how many people live with trauma, loss, illness, or poverty in our own community, let alone our country and our world. When we are so...
Posted On 28 Sep 2017
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Insights: All You Need is Love

 When I was in school we explored many different studies that showed us students how human nature works. However, I personally found the more I reviewed studies, the more confused and conflicted I became. As people, we truly are unique, yet there were certain studies that made me...
Posted On 17 Sep 2017
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