This is a four step approach that is helpful for reducing stress and will be helpful in your day to day activities: STOP BREATHE (Pause) REFLECT (Be Mindful) CHOOSE As I discuss in other articles, I want to spread the message of “Waking UP Before You Get a Major Wake UP Call,” meaning if we […]
What are your indicators that stress may be getting the better of you? There are many different types of stress management strategies to from to deal with life’s stressors. Some strategies help you reduce your physical stress response in the moment and assist in helping you calm down and return your body to a more […]
As I watch the news and listen to my clients, I am able to see how stress is affecting so many of us because of stressors we encounter in our everyday life. I turned on the news this morning, and I realized that I needed a break. I wanted to hear something else, so I […]
Choose now—always. Use it as a disruptor the next time your racing mind throws you back to a painful moment in life or pushes you off the cliff because you are afraid of the future. The surest way to value now is to get in touch with your body. What are you feeling when the […]
We are so inundated today by the noise around us that we sometimes fall into a comfort zone that lulls us to sleep. We can’t take things anymore and feel bombarded by emails, texts, twitter, etc… How do we find the time to take care of ourselves? We don’t want to rock the boat or […]
Welcome, everyone. My name is Toni Parker and I’m excited you are here. I’ve been working on my book Wake Up Before Your Wake Up Call and I have so much I want to share. I am looking forward to engaging with community, inspiring conversation, and connecting. As a therapist, speaker, and meditation teacher, I […]
The bulk of my work is geared towards helping people wake up to their lives. As a psychotherapist and group facilitator, I’ve noticed that people tend to come to therapy because a major wake up call or crisis has occurred. We then work on what this means to them and how to transition from such […]
We’ve all heard the expression “you must walk a mile in another person’s shoes to understand them”, and it’s typically true. The phrase isn’t literal, but it has a purpose. You should consider how your actions, words and thoughts impact other people. Before you assume, you should look at a situation from the other persons’ […]
On the surface, they seemed like the perfect couple. They had much in common and seemed very loving and supportive, despite the many difficulties they had faced together. And the sex… it was always good, especially after they discovered ways to spice things up, ensuring they both felt satisfied in the bedroom. Beneath the surface […]
Though you live together, you still need to work on building trust with your partner within your marriage. Trust is the cornerstone of a successful relationship and it is what will hold you and your partner together even in tough times. Therefore, consider some of these trust tips for creating that long-lasting bond with one […]