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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[...]

Do Loved Ones Communicate After Death Via Signs and Synchronicity?

Do you believe loved ones communicate after death - through strange signs and synchronicities? This happened to me around my[...]

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

If you're dealing with a challenge and feel stuck in a negative thought loop, I have a helpful tool. Read[...]

6 Reasons Why We Don’t Meet People By Accident… But For A Reason

Are you meant to meet the people you meet - even the crummy ones? I believe we don't meet people[...]

Teach your old brain new tricks

Meet Karen Salmansohn! She has close to 2 million online fans and a celebrity following. She’s the founder of NotSalmon and NotSalmon Courses – plus, a multi best selling author with close to 2 million books sold nationally and internationally – 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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How To Heal From Heartbreak And Get Stronger Sooner (4 tools)

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Why I swapped saying “I Think” for “I Feel” [Simple Happiness Tool]

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How To Deal With An Enemy or Toxic Person

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Parenting Tool: How To Motivate Kids Without Yelling!

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A Major Red Flag In Love You Should Never Ignore

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How To Stop Emotional Eating: Fascinating Research On Losing Weight

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

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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 how to recover from betrayal[...]

How To Get Through Tough Times: Tools For Grief and Stress

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When Life Feels Unfair And Hard: A Tool To Help You Cope

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