After a breakup, you will likely experience a wide range of emotions: everything from sadness, grief, depression, and anger to relief, satisfaction and peace. These tips on restoring calm after your breakup will help you move past the negatives toward acceptance, joy, and freedom. This article was inspired by one brave woman’s words to her husband, who was cheating on her. She discovered how to make her peace with him after their breakup. She told him, “I’m letting you go,” which led her to an enormous amount of peace. She wanted that peace to always stay with her, but that wasn’t the case. Some days, she felt just fine—great, actually.…

Everyone feels restless and bored with their lives. Sometimes changing our attitude is as easy as trying something new or changing up the routine. Sometimes its so hard that you may feel that you are a living an unfulfilled life. The underlying reason is that we are on a constant search for happiness. Happiness is so hard to obtain because it is not an object to obtain, it is a state of being to achieve.  Once achieved, it is hard to be maintain because everyone has a life to live and in that life their are obstacles. So what do you do? Strive instead to that state of contentment and…

I once attended a lecture on stress management. The instructor held up a glass of water and asked the audience, “How heavy is this glass of water?” The answers varied greatly, ranging from one ounce to 16 ounces. The lecturer answered, “The absolute weight of the glass of water doesn’t matter. What matters is how long I try to hold it. Holding it for a minute or two won’t be an issue. But if I hold it for an hour, my arm will ache. And if I try to hold it for the whole day, I’ll need medical help. The weight of the glass of water doesn’t change. But the…

Typically, the holiday season is hyper-focused on the concept of thankfulness. It can also be a time when we compare ourselves to the people around us and feel like we fall short. If you’re not quite merry about things in your life, you just might need to shift your point of view to find the fulfillment you seek. You can guide yourself back into an attitude of fulfillment now or any time of year. You can always make positive changes in your life. You likely already have a lot of good things going for you. You just need to take a break to feel, hear, and see them. Here are…

Do you feel like “self-care” is all you hear about lately? Everybody everywhere seems to be talking about beginning a self-care routine and about making time for yourself these days. It’s good that the topic is all over the internet. I’m glad to see that people are stepping back from the busy culture It’s a good thing that people are coming to an understanding that making time for themselves is important when it comes to to living a fulfilling and happy life. Of course, all the talk about self-care is bound to include lots of misinformation. It’s important to make sure we truly know what self-care means. Is it taking…

Today, I’m going to tell you about the Power Hour. It’s a way to improve your well-being in an hour or less. The headline for this post easily could have been Get Excited About Getting Up Every Morning, because it will help you look forward to your day from the moment you wake up. Does this sound too good to be true? Those among us who can’t call themselves morning people and who have to drag themselves out of bed are probably especially skeptical. I was like that for most of my life. This method won’t just help you get out of bed. It will also give you the time…

Podcasts have been gaining popularity for years. They’re a perfect way to learn about new things, to have a good laugh, or to get caught up on what’s been happening in the world, all while running on the treadmill or driving to work. If you’re anything like me, you listen to virtually all of the business and entrepreneur podcasts, but get so many great ideas from them that you can’t handle them all! To avoid feeling stressed out by podcasts, I make a point to listen to some that help me get into a calmer mindset. After all, you shouldn’t be listening to a podcast if all it does is…

In January, instead of making New Year’s resolutions for the year, I set three attainable little goals for me to accomplish throughout the month. Because honestly, who really sticks to New Year’s resolutions, anyways? I didn’t intend to make this a monthly endeavor; it just sort of evolved. Now it’s something that I stick to, and have started sharing about on my blog every month. It like everybody enjoys reading about them! I’m a huge fan of self-development. Setting little goals has helped me to achieve more significant ones. Even though I didn’t plan it this way, all of the goals I’ve set fall into one of these three categories: body…

Hi, I’m Sage! I’m a mindfulness coach, a blogger, and the author and creator of Tranquil You. I want to help you experience less burnout and stress in your life so you will have the confidence, energy, and time you need to pursue the things that really matter. Do you feel like you have enough energy to accomplish everything you want to? Or does that sound like a fantasy? Lots of people feel totally burned out from their jobs and from the responsibilities of day-to-day life. Even if you really enjoy your work or you’re happily self-employed, it’s still possible to burn yourself out. Previous generations may scoff at millennials…