Google 'fear of public speaking' and you will be inundated with articles. Not one of them says run from the room screaming, so you're out of luck there. I've written more than a few articles, book chapters, and cheat sheets on ways to overcome what still appears to be the number one phobia in the …
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Say What? What To Say When You Don’t Know What To Say.
The human heart is a truly amazing mechanism; so hard working and tough under pressure, but oh so easily damaged. We all have heartbreaks (I can't even discuss my 7th grade boyfriend saga. A tragedy of epic proportions). Disappointments and suffering and grief and anguish are all part of life. …
Rehab Camp: It’s Not What You Think (It’s MUCH Better!)
I, like many parents of middle-schoolers, sent my kids to camp. Each time, seeing them off left me with mixed emotions. Euphoria was the big one (sorry, Sarah and Jared, but someday you will be parents, and someday you will feel this same level of pure bliss knowing you are about to …