Why Change Feels Bad – And What to Remember

February 13, 2026

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

New routines can be really difficult, right, Team? Whether it’s adding a fitness class, tweaking my nutrition, carving out time for positive Self-Talk work, or even just cutting back…

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The Final Reframe – Just Neuroscience and Kindness

January 30, 2026

Today is the final day of our four-week invitation to bring attention to how we speak to ourselves. If you’re a few weeks behind, I’ve put some links in…

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Outdated Self-Talk – Time for a Reframe

January 16, 2026

Today I’d like to chat about a topic that’s come to my attention since I started this self-talk work. And if you’re newly joining us, I’ve linked a few…

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Self-Talk 2026 – A Mindset Shift I Wasn’t Expecting

January 2, 2026

TeamConfessions four-week invitation to learn the language of positive self-talk. We’re using Shad Helmstetter’s book, What to Say When You Talk to Yourself, as our guide. If you haven’t…

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Happy Fend For Yourself Day!

December 26, 2025

Team, I think this is the very first time since we’ve been celebrating the best holiday of the year that it’s actually fallen on a Friday, Confessions post day.…

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BONUS: Positive Self-Talk – Helmstetter Book Recap

December 19, 2025

Welcome to Confessions. I’m Mags—the recovering micromanaging-perfectionist-martyr here to offer a short synopsis of What to Say When You Talk to Yourself by Shad Helmstetter. If you’re curious about…

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Self‑Talk Wake‑Up Call – A New Voice That’s Changing Me

December 19, 2025

Very early in my parenting journey, I got a wake-up call from my kids about how I was speaking to them. It turns out that my intense tone was…

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All I Want for Christmas VIII – A Break from Being On Call

December 5, 2025

A few months ago on a Friday night, G Man and I were at our friends’ barn for a lovely get-together. The gathering was a mix of people we…

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Feeling Off? Linking Moods to What We Say

November 21, 2025

While reading Shawn Achor’s book, Big Potential, he introduced me to a Rumi quote I had never heard: “Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise.”…

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Letting Go – Moving On From the Past

November 14, 2025

Team, I just got off a tear-filled phone call with my husband, G Man. I’ll end the suspense—it was my tears filling the call, not his. G’s kinda used…

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