Here are two quick videos with  simple strategies for managing stress in adults and children during crisis situations…

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The L.A. times picked up my tips for dealing with the financial crisis. The article is entitled “As Your Bank Account Falls, Just Say ’Om’ “. I  was born and raised here so I guess I can’t poke fun at the headline. But the coverage highlights that this is an important topic we need to pay attention to.

Even more “stuff” to share… This week’s pod-casts include segments on abusive relationships from my appearance on Magic 96.5FM and a discussion of how to turn over a new leaf in your life from my Saturday show, “Wake-Up Call” on 960 WERC AM.

We are all feeling the fear of the looming financial crisis. In this week’s Healthy Habits segment I offer some tips for “productive worrying”. Click here to watch…

I joined Rob and Shannon this morning on WMJJ Magic 96.5FM as I usually do on Mondays.  We always get a good number of calls but it’s really hard to predict what topics connect most with the listeners. Today we were discussing why do women tolerate men who are unkind, not caring, self-centered, and frankly poor partners in a relationship or marriage? I thought we’d get a few calls but we really hit a nerve and very quickly the topic shifted from men who are basically jerks to men who are emotionally, sexually, and physically abusive.

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Here’s your tip of the week.  Be sure and watch the Video of the Week on productive worrying.

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With the current financial crisis there is much to worry about. Here’s how to make worry work for you.

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Had a great time as a guest on “Meet the Peetes”. Holly Robinson and Rodney Peete host this XM radio program on the Oprah and Friends Network.  Today we talked about same sex parents.  Lots of questions about how to explain homosexuality to children when they ask “why does Mia have two mommies?”. 

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Here is my weekly ABC television segment.  This week we were talking about how to balance work, life, and your health. Click here to see the video.

It’s the end of the world as we know it
It’s the end of the world as we know it
It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine

Are you old enough to remember the song? R.E.M. said it perfectly…. I just finished an interview with USA Today Weekend Magazine on the impact of the current financial crisis.  In speaking with the writer I asked which “crisis” she wanted to focus on? Was it the mortgage lending crisis? gas price crisis? food price crisis? bank bail out crisis? Which one?  And therein lies the reason we are in unprecedented times. 

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