Author Archives: Laurie Gerber

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Are You Good Friends with Time?

This blog is for people who struggle with time. You probably ask yourself: WHY DO I STRUGGLE SO MUCH WITH TIME MANAGEMENT? Because you don’t realize you are in a relationship with time and right now you are allowing that relationship to be dysfunctional. Time is one of the most important relationships in your life. In fact, […]

Get Excited About the Upside

For years, I worked 12-hour days in a cluttered, dark, ugly, poorly organized home office. I said I didn’t care and I really believed it. And, I wish I could tell you that it was my own genius or courage that caused me to care (or fine, to actually clean), but it wasn’t. It was a combination of […]

Can You Recognize a Brat Attack?

Why can’t I get what I want? You might think you are doing everything you can to get healthy, thin, a better job, a better love relationship. But, I doubt it. More likely, your inner 6 year-old is making most of your decisions for you. We call that youthful voice in your head “the brat” and […]

Riddle: What Do All Detoxes Have in Common?

Have you ever done a detox? It’s pretty radical. Ancient wisdom from many cultures teaches us to leave our land fallow at regular intervals. Taking a break is so important. Whether it’s food, drugs, technology or love – letting something go for a prescribed period of time causes a huge shift that just curtailing won’t. I […]

Face Your Fear and Fly

When the news brings the awareness of actual tragedies into your everyday life, it can be rattling. Hearing about random shootings, missing planes or freak illnesses brings up thoughts and feelings we’d rather not have. Most common: What if it was me or someone I love? Being forced to ask those questions is uncomfortable, yet we […]

Sexy Thoughts

Okay, I’ll admit it. I had a 30-second fantasy about having an affair today. The trigger? I was jogging in the rain and so was some dude with his kid who ran past me coming from the other direction. We were intrepid. He mumbled something encouraging and ran on. I swear it was only 30 […]

The Uncertainty Solution

Two weeks ago, I appeared on the TODAY show to talk about dealing with uncertainty during times of change. As humans, we love to control EVERYTHING. We will do almost anything to avoid feeling uncertain — but sometimes, it’s just unavoidable. Uncertainty can feel unsettling — even crippling at times — but it’s essential for […]

I Don’t Wanna

Please listen to this lovely little song my 9-year old daughter Lela wrote quite spontaneously. I Don’t Wanna I don’t wanna grow up. I don’t wanna go to school. I don’t want any ‘sponsibilities. I don’t want to have a family. I just wanna be lazy. And cuddle my mommy. I don’t wanna get a job. […]

Clean Out Your Money Muck

Very few of us are fortunate enough to have a  great relationship to money. Personally, I wasn’t taught a ton in that regard when I was a kid. Sure, I learned to save, earn and be responsible with money. But I also observed my folks and decided that money was hard to come by, came […]

Scheduling Sex: The Secret to a Passionate Marriage?

(Click here to read an original op-ed from the TED speaker who inspired this post.) For most of us, keeping passionate love and hot sex alive in a long-term committed relationship is one of our deepest longings. We all want it, and yet most of us have a hard time believing it’s possible or figuring […]