Posts By Janet Hoffman
Lonely? How to Create Happiness and Diminish Loneliness
In a cover story for the Harvard Business Review last year, former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared that “the world is suffering from an epidemic of loneliness.” In America, though […]
Why Transcendental Meditation is Better than a Power Nap
What do you do to re-charge during the day? Many women have asked us if the TM technique is any different than taking time out for a nap. In a […]
September is Self-Improvement Month (Plus Various Wacky Days to Observe)
As if your television addiction and absence of muscles aren’t enough of a reminder, along comes September which, for some reason, has been dubbed Self-Improvement month. Some books, websites and […]
A Way to Reduce Anxiety and Fear
Being afraid is a terrible feeling. Even experience of its less sharp, more generalized version–anxiety–is uncomfortable and debilitating. And everyone justifiably has these feelings from time to time. But some […]
The Key to Anxiety-Free Successful Relationships
Relationships are deeply important to our wellbeing as women. When our relationships with friends, career associates, spouses, parents, siblings, or children are trouble-ridden, it’s as if the foundation of our […]
Opinion Piece: The Freedom to Pursue Happiness
On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies declared their independence from England, stating that the separation would give the people of the colonies the rights to which the “Laws of […]
Afraid and Anxious? A Way to Help Deep-Six Fear
My friend was a very easy-going young woman who didn’t project anything into her relationships, only to find that her boyfriend was not being faithful. Because she hadn’t intuited what […]
Ageless
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?” asked twentieth century baseball legend Satchel Paige. I’m just beginning to “feel” that I’m aging though I’m […]
Map and Guideposts to Being More Conscious
“Yay, got the promotion!” “Terrific, passed my boards!” “My weight is back to normal.” There are plenty of markers that highlight growth in different aspects of our lives. We’ve all […]
Live Like it’s Spring
Why is it that with the arrival of Springtime I suddenly believe it’s a fine idea to weave flowers into my hair? The same force of nature that causes the […]