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Choosing to Live Deliberately

Choosing to Live Deliberately

by Megan McDonough Life offers choices, but often choices are hidden—unseen between habitual reactions and patterns of thinking. All too often we move forward to get things done, to check off the...

CiPP Student Spotlight: Joy Stone

CiPP Student Spotlight: Joy Stone

by Suzee Connole Joy Stone is a positive psychology life coach, yoga teacher, and new mom. Her coaching practice focuses on helping individuals find ways to thrive while living with anxiety, fear,...

Maria Sirois on “Happiness in Dark Times”

Maria Sirois on “Happiness in Dark Times”

In this video recorded last year in Sydney, Australia, WBI's Maria Sirois speaks on finding joy after great loss. Through research, wisdom teachings, anecdotes, and powerful personal stories, Maria...

Life Is Not Like a Box of Chocolates

Life Is Not Like a Box of Chocolates

by Megan McDonough Forrest Gump famously said, "Life is like a box of chocolates." When I got my Christmas present, I came to the conclusion that life is more like a jigsaw puzzle. For Christmas,...

It’s a New Year Every Day

It’s a New Year Every Day

by Megan McDonough According to best-selling author Seth Godin, if you’re not in the habit of reading a newspaper by the time you turn 30, chances are you’ll never acquire the habit. The death...

Stepping (and Dancing) Up to the World

Stepping (and Dancing) Up to the World

by Megha Nancy Buttenheim Like many of you, I have become increasingly horrified by the news and by the labeling of respectable media outlets as fake news. When we are lied to again and again, over...