Mischa Barton: Deep Emotional Pain from Personal & Celebrity Scrutiny

Mischa Barton was recently hospitalized after her neighbors observed her trying to crawl over her backyard fence screaming and exhibiting bizarre and disturbing behavior. Known for her role as Marissa Cooper in the hit TV series The O.C., she was only wearing a tie and shirt as she was hanging over her fence in West… Continue reading Mischa Barton: Deep Emotional Pain from Personal & Celebrity Scrutiny

Randolph’s Viewpoint: The “Mean Girls” Syndrome

One of the patterns and very common themes I encounter in working with female clients is what I will classify as “Mean Girls” Syndrome. “Mean Girls” is the 2004 American teen comedy film which portrays female high school social cliques and the damaging effects they can have on girls. Rumors, secrets, and gossip lead to a… Continue reading Randolph’s Viewpoint: The “Mean Girls” Syndrome

Randolph’s View: Why New Years Resolutions Don’t Work

The New Year is 2 weeks away. It’s that time of year when with the best of intentions we determine to make a new resolution. Lose weight, new relationships, new business, to do something different to change our lives for the better the next year. Only 5% resolutions happen. Out of 100 resolutions, only 5… Continue reading Randolph’s View: Why New Years Resolutions Don’t Work

How about some REAL Peace this Year for the Holidays???

The Holidays are meant to be a Season of Joy and Goodwill. With the Season we get caught up in unpacking and decorating, cleaning and tidying, shopping, entertaining, parties, family dinners, food preparation. All while rushing about town in gridlocked traffic to picking up, delivering, and arriving. With regard to work and the office, there… Continue reading How about some REAL Peace this Year for the Holidays???

Most Important Six Inches on the Field or Court is between the Athlete’s Ears

The Most Important Six Inches on the Field or Court is between your Athlete’s Ears… So much of sports is focused on training and skill development and rightly so. But as a Mind Performance Coach, I’m surprised that little to no attention is given to the Unconscious Mind. When I refer to the Unconscious Mind,… Continue reading Most Important Six Inches on the Field or Court is between the Athlete’s Ears

Finding Sanity: the Return of the Body of my Youth

There comes a point when you need SANITY. I had reached a point in my life where it was no longer mentally reasonable or wise use of time to continually focus and obsess over diets, counting calories, diet fads, diet extremes. I’ve had many patients who injured themselves pursuing seemingly innocuous fitness routines, have corrective… Continue reading Finding Sanity: the Return of the Body of my Youth

Would you continue to eat something if you knew it was making you SICK???

Click for brief video, Would you continue to eat something knowing that it would make you sick? If you were eating something that was making you sick, Really Sick, maybe this is all I got to eat but it’s making me SICK!!! Well guess what, we all do it in that there’s a destructive relationship… Continue reading Would you continue to eat something if you knew it was making you SICK???

The Movie Extra: The Drama of Overplaying our Emotional Pain

I recently was asked to be an “Extra” in a movie being filmed here in Washington, DC. I was in the “background” as a media/press cameraman but I had no idea as to what, where, how the scene fit into the movie. As you know these movies are not shot in any particular order, but… Continue reading The Movie Extra: The Drama of Overplaying our Emotional Pain

Avoidaholics: The Uncomfortable Communication between Managers and Employees

A recent survey by Harris Poll indicated 69% of managers were uncomfortable communicating with their employees. A Gallup poll of US Employee Engagement shows 32.5% of employees felt they were engaged at their job; so that would infer 67.5% of employees felt they were NOT engaged. In another poll by Gallup, employees were asked if… Continue reading Avoidaholics: The Uncomfortable Communication between Managers and Employees