TSGOYNA’S BLOG
“Hope” is Spreading Across the Country
In July, I crossed the country: Los Angeles to New York on one of my many, yet to come, trips around the country. My mission is to bring Hope to stroke survivors and their caregivers, wherever I go. So I was thrilled to visit three sites in New York and meet some of...
That’s Good. That’s Bad
“That’s good. That’s Bad." I recalled this tag line from one of my favorite children’s’ books by that title, as I watched nature unfold while on safari in Africa. A lion was in hot pursuit of an antelope. “Oh, that’s Bad.” The antelope, away from the protection of its...
Why You Want to “STOP IT.”
My client called me the day after it happened... "I went to the emergency room, she said. "I thought I was having a heart attack. I guess I'm really anxious about this speech. Her tone was heavy with shame and self-recrimination. "Well, it's better to die of...
Breasts, B.B.’s and Belated Beatitudes
I am at the doctor’s office filling out the standard paperwork. It’s been a year since my last mammogram. I scan the list of every horrendous ailment. “No,” I check to burning, itching, psychiatric disorders. “No” to cancer, diabetes, heart disease and...
Myers-Briggs or Candy Land ?
"I want winning!" the three-year old seethed as he plucked the dreaded peppermint candy card from the pile. He was so close to the castle, the finish line, the grand ending where he could declare himself the winner, but instead he boomeranged back to the beginning...
What’s Better Than Understanding?
We all want to be understood. This is a fundamental principle of our being. To feel that someone truly “gets us, know us, feels what we feel, and can relate to us.” This resonance and simpatico is the strength of relationships. But when it comes...
What’s the Paradox of Giving?
“Is it better to breathe in or out?” I asked my client who’d been struggling with devastating health issues after a recent break-up with her fiancé. “Out,” she said, thinking she’d captured some metaphysical wisdom in a metaphor about giving and...
How Can Boundaries Bring You Closer?
How can a boundary that’s essentially a barrier enable you to become closer to someone? It’s not a riddle, but an enigmatic truth principle. Avoidance and distance are our natural defense mechanisms built in to eliminate the pain of those who trod...
Forget Your Astrological Sign: What’s Your Vibration?
"I'm picking up good vibrations She's giving me excitations..." Turns out the Beach Boys were on to something. Vibrational Energy Tones. In his book Power vs. Force, Dr. David R. Hawkins, M.D, Ph.D, both a renown doctor of psychiatry and a doctor of spirituality,...
And the Award Goes To….?
With all the Hollywood buzz about the upcoming Oscars, I began to wonder what if our lives had annual awards. Would we notice our epic wins, our memorable and noteworthy dramas and comedies? Would there be a category for most valuable contribution to humanity? What...