An expert on caring for both children and aging parents.
She has been a delegate to the last two White Conferences...
Motivational Speaker, Author and Personal Power Expert
DeLores Pressley, Motivational Speaker and Personal Power...
Tweet Dreams come in various shapes and sizes. They range from being able to take a relaxing bath to taking a short walk to doing yoga or joining a hiking club. From being able to read a book that doesn’t have large colored pictures to writing a book; from watching a movie to making a [...]
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Category Archives: Take Away
Dr. Merle’s Take Away – It’s never too late to dream!
Monday’s Take Away: Our Bodies Talk
Tweet Our bodies talk to us. While at home, find some time to stand in front of a mirror. Take off your clothes and take a look at your body. Do you have to lift any skin to clean yourself? Do they have any blemishes or sores? Get on the scale. Are you too heavy [...]
Read MoreMonday’s Take Away: Care for Yourself FIRST!
Tweet The biggest reason people go into nursing homes is because the health of their caregiver deteriorates, so it’s extremely important for caregivers to put constant energy into caring for themselves. As Dr. Liz Lipski said on Monday’s show, “Where does the heart pump first?” To take better care of yourself as the caregiver, start [...]
Read MoreMonday’s Take Away: Thank a Teacher and Have Confidence
Tweet People sometimes talk about teachers negatively, suggesting that teachers are giving increased amounts of homework as a substitute for teaching in the classroom. The reality is that while it may seem easy to point a finger at the teacher as being the source of the problem, teachers do so much and are paid so [...]
Read MoreMonday’s Take Away: Let Him Know You’re Venting
Tweet On this week’s show with well-known author and sociolinguist Deborah Tannen, we talked about the different role of talking for men and women. While women use talking a way to build a friendship and establish a connection, men prefer to talk when there is a problem to be solved or an idea to be [...]
Read MoreDon’t Be Cliché: Monday’s Take Away
Tweet When your loved one is diagnosed with cancer or a similarly serious disease, the shock of the news can often lead us to respond with clichés or examples from our own experiences. We might say: “Everything’s fine.” “It’ll all turn out okay.” “Cancer’s not the end of the world.” “I have known five people [...]
Read MoreMonday’s Take Away: Just say “No!”
Tweet The journey to healing from chronic pain may seem daunting. There are many different limitations and lifestyle changes that come with a decision to get better. If the voice in your head is telling you that the processing of healing is too difficult, remember this: It’s a lot easier to make these lifestyle changes [...]
Read MoreMonday’s Take Away: Be Confident!
Tweet Monday’s Take Away is from Susie Galvez herself. Being a beauty expert, we asked her what were biggest challenges and best tips are when it comes to sharing the beauty gospel. Her biggest challenge? Susie shared that her biggest challenge is helping clients understand that they’re beautiful in the first place. She might tweak [...]
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