Posts by Cheryl Schwartz Associates

The holidays can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Get-togethers with family you haven’t seen in months, including uncles who can’t stop talking politics at the dinner table and aunts who think their child-rearing methods are the only right ones. The extra guests combined with extra housekeeping duties and the expense…

You’re thinking about the holiday dinner, the guests who will be staying a few days in the extra room, the gifts you haven’t bought yet. And it’s all coming up – soon! It’s easy to get caught in the hustle of the season and not be mindful of the things that might make the best…

Our amazing ability to analyze past actions and to plan for improvements is uniquely and beautifully human. No other beings can think and conceptualize as we do. But there are times when it is better to stop. Stop working over yesterday’s comments and actions, or the plans for tomorrow, and simply live in the moment.…

Creating a healthy approach to our lives includes some simple adjustments, like learning how to breathe again. It’s easy to think we know everything about how to breathe. We inhale and exhale all the time, after all. But right now, take a deep breath. Then another. Feel your chest rise as air fills your lungs,…

Is it the winter blues or something more serious? Many people love the deep, enveloping chill of winter, which encourages us to slow down, wrap ourselves in a blanket, and read a book by the fireplace. But let’s face it, summer is happier for most of us. Summer means no bundling up. Instead, it’s trips…