Seventeen years ago, while I was going through my first bout of true depression, a therapist introduced me to a new method of dealing with anxiety and panic attacks. It’s called EFT, which stands for Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as Tapping. I was blown away how well this method worked in reducing the intensity […]
The Importance of Self Care and How I Learned the Hard Way
I know what you’re thinking… “Self care? I’m working 60 hours a week, I have to take my kids to all their activities, I have to get my taxes done, take my mom to her doctor’s appointment, I don’t even have time to eat, let alone take CARE of myself!” But here’s the deal… just like […]
Do You Really Need to Wash Your Face?
I get this question a lot. Or, more often this: “I just wash my face with water… do I really need a cleanser?” My new analogy is this: If you were at a fabulous restaurant and ate a delicious meal and then discovered that the dishes were never washed with soap, they were only rinsed […]
Cate’s Cosmos: Have a Powerhouse Valentine’s Day
Mercury will be retrograde starting February 6th and stay that way until February 28th. Those born under the sign of Aquarius might feel the most affected as Mercury is retrograde in Aquarius. Remember that this retrograde usually deals with delays of all kinds especially with contracts or electrical trickeries. It is best to wait to […]
Cate’s Cosmos: Welcome to the Year of the Horse
Friday January 31st marked the 4711 Chinese New Year. We are leaving behind 2 years of the Chinese element of Water – Dragon (2012), Snake (2013) and entering the all consuming Year of the Wood Horse. Every 60 years the cycle is repeated therefore the last year of the Wood Horse was 1954. It started […]