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Karen Salmansohn

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Goodbye Nursing Homes! The New Trend is Cohousing With Friends

Senior cohousing is now trending - and for good reason. Below I share 5 reasons you might prefer senior cohousing[...]

When Loved Ones Die, Do They Communicate Through Synchronicity?

Do you believe when people die, their spirits sometimes come to visit - by communicating to us through strange synchronicities?[...]

How to Survive Tough Times? Tell Yourself this Powerful Sentence!

If you're dealing with a challenge (of any kind), and feel stuck in a negative thought loop, I have a[...]

How I Stopped Being The Invisible Woman (To Myself & Others)

Have you ever felt like you're not yourself anymore? This can happen for many reasons. For me, it happened when[...]

It’s time to cross the gap between WANTING vs HAVING the life you DESIRE and DESERVE!

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Meet Karen Salmansohn! She has close to 2 million online fans and a celebrity following. She’s the founder of NotSalmon and Masters In Life – plus, a multi best selling author with over 1 million books sold – a columnist for Oprah and Psychology Today – and an award winning designer of books, posters, jewelry and videos.

Her mission: To offer you easy-to-understand insights and tools to empower you to bloom into your happiest, highest potential self. She uses playful analogies, feisty humor, and stylish graphics to distill big ideas.

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Do sociopaths, narcissists and mean people live happy lives?

Have you ever wondered if wrong doers, bullies, sociopaths and narcissists can be truly happy - after wreaking unhappiness wherever[...]

How To Heal From Heartbreak And Get Stronger Sooner (4 tools)

I refuse to ever become Rhonda Rifkin – the fake name for a real woman I know - who went[...]

6 Reasons Why You Keep Attracting The Wrong Partners

Do you keep attracting the wrong partners? Do you feel like you are wearing a kick me sign on your[...]

Why I swapped saying “I Think” for “I Feel”

I struggled a lot in my late twenties. On the surface I had it pretty good. I was a Creative[...]

How To Deal With An Enemy or Toxic Person

Do you have someone who is permanently in your life for good – who is behaving badly? This person might[...]

Parenting Tool: How To Motivate Kids Without Yelling!

I have a little parenting tool I'd love to share.Actually, it's super little because it's one of these:>Yes, I'm talking[...]

A Major Red Flag In Love You Should Never Ignore

Here's a major "Red Flag" in love that most people miss - because it originally shows up as something you think you[...]

How To Stop Emotional Eating – Fascinating Research

Confession time: I used to be a stress eater - until I did some research as to why - then lost 20 pounds[...]

How Immediate Gratification Is Ruining Your Life – And Tools To Help

Can you resist the siren call of immediate gratification - when it comes to food, love, lust, money, Facebook, texting[...]

How To Recover From Betrayal (Not just love betrayal, but betrayal of all kinds)

Betrayal is incredibly painful. It's hard to heal and move on. If you're searching for a realistic way to recover[...]

How To Recover From Depression – Naturally, Without Medication

Want to know how to recover from depression - naturally, without medication? The following insights will help you with general[...]

Feel Life is Unfair? This Legos Analogy Will Help You Be Happier

If you feel life is unfair at times - and you want to be happier, here's a helpful Legos analogy! [...]

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