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Goodbye Nursing Homes! The New Trend is Cohousing With Friends

"Senior Cohousing" is trending right now - which I'm very excited about. "Senior Cohousing" is when you live in an[...]

When Loved Ones Pass Away, Do They Send Us “Winks”?

Do you believe when people pass away, their spirits sometimes come to visit - by sending us "winks"? I've had[...]

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[...]

Do sociopaths, narcissists and mean people live happy lives?

Have you ever wondered if wrong doers, bullies, sociopaths and narcissists live happy lives? Can wrong-doers truly be happy after[...]

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 You’re Vulnerable To NOT Seeing Red Flags In Love!

If you feel like you are wearing a kick me sign on your heart, if might be because you have[...]

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[...]

Warning: This Red Flag In Love Begins As Something You Want

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

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)

I endured a huge betrayal from an unlikely place - a younger woman whom I was close friends with and mentored for[...]

What Nearly Dying Taught Me About Happiness

I learned a valuable happiness lesson thanks to a near-death experience on a moped in Mykonos. This collision of inspiration happened about[...]

How to Understand Karma Through A Fun Legos Analogy

If you want to be happy, you have to embrace your Karma and Dharma! If you don't know how, here[...]

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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.

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