Women are rescuers. Often at their own expense. They rescue people at work, in their companies, even distant relatives. It happens consciously and subconsciously. We don’t even recognize our codependent behavior until it’s too late. Women assume, sometimes against their better judgment, responsibility for making sure everyone is happy or at least satisfied. For some[...]
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How To Stop Being The Rescuer
by Karen Keller, Ph.D. on October 19, 2011
The Next Generation Of Women: What Is Most Important To Learn?
by Karen Keller, Ph.D. on September 14, 2011
The next generation of young women is just beginning the process of becoming curious and looking for what meaning and purpose they will create for their life. Young women are now discovering what matters while emerging into the beginning stages of young womanhood. These young women who will be springing into the workplace (the small[...]
Read More . . .Top 5 Topics Women are Searching On the Net
by Karen Keller, Ph.D. on June 22, 2011
Health. Women are taking charge of their health. They want to make informed decisions, to have early detection, and to have increased knowledge of what is possible. Women are refusing to assume someone else’s decision as their own. Relationship Advice. Women are experts at relationships. They value the engagement, conversation and comfort of healthy relationships[...]
Read More . . .Top 5 Ways to Come Home
by Karen Keller, Ph.D. on May 25, 2011
Home. A place to live, feel secure, be free. Yes. But not the home you sleep in every night. This home is where you return when you’ve been hurt or damaged. The home where you celebrate your victories and evaluate your future plans. This is the place inside you where nobody else is privy. Where[...]
Read More . . .Today’s Working Woman’s Wardrobe: Do You Still Say Yes To The Dress?
by Karen Keller, Ph.D. on May 25, 2011
It’s no secret that what you wear says a lot about who you are, your self-esteem, and your professionalism. Additionally, your work clothes “brand” your image on the job. So if you want to be taken seriously and be successful in your career, you have to dress accordingly. But you don’t have to wear stodgy[...]
Read More . . .Fed Up With Your Job? 5 Signs That Say It’s Time to Quit
by Karen Keller, Ph.D. on May 18, 2011
Job stability seems a rare promise these days. Downsizing and resizing companies continues to be a predominant sign of our economically-challenged times, and there is plenty of worry about the axe falling when you least expect it. However, on the other side of the coin, you may be hanging onto a job that is actually[...]
Read More . . .Top 5 Reasons Relationships Fail
by Karen Keller, Ph.D. on May 11, 2011
Every relationship’s cornerstone is based on trust, and trust comes from telling the truth. So what is the reason so many relationships fail? Here are five: The Half Truth. Telling the other person only what you want them to know or what they only want to hear is a slippery slope. Jack Nicholson told Diane[...]
Read More . . .3 Ways to Become a Highly Appreciated Working Mom
by Karen Keller, Ph.D. on May 3, 2011
Working moms get a bad rap. They are damned if they do, and damned if they don’t. Do or don’t what? Everything! The working mother is busting you-know-what to be everything, everywhere to everyone. Face it – that’s impossible even for Wonder Woman. Every working mother I know at some time or other has felt[...]
Read More . . .Women’s Health: Springtime Is a Great Time For a “Soliday!”
by Karen Keller, Ph.D. on April 26, 2011
It’s Friday afternoon; you’ve faced another long week at work. You love your job and your family, but the kids are driving you up the wall, and it’s hubby’s night out with the guys. So you order pizza, throw a movie in the DVD player and numb out to Beauty and the Beast. Not the[...]
Read More . . .Pessimistic. Negative. Or Just a Critical Thinker?
by Karen Keller, Ph.D. on April 17, 2011
A group of anthropologists at Cambridge were conducting research on the concepts of pessimism and optimism. Their subjects were two young boys: one a pessimist and the other an optimist. The pessimistic boy was put in a room full of wonderful toys. The optimistic boy was put in a room with nothing but a barrel[...]
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