Gina DeLapa

If clarity is power, trust is a superpower. When I prayed for clarity in a difficult relationship, I got nothing. When I asked for trust, I received more clarity about the relationship, and my role in it, than I could have imagined. I learned about this shift from a story

What if any time you're feeling stuck in some area of your life – personal or professional – you're just one decision away from getting unstuck? Decision-making doesn't solve everything, but it solves a lot of things. An executive decision is one that frees you in

How do you know if you're stressed or burned out? When I'm stressed, I might yawn and yearn for a nap. When I'm burned out, I want to overturn a car and backhand a kitten. Kidding. I would never do that. The point is,

If you want a better handle on stress, a better outlook on life, or you just want to feel like a total b-a-d-a-s-s, I can't recommend strength-training highly enough. Here are five emotional benefits of lifting heavy things on a regular basis: (1) Better outlook Strength-training forces you

* Steal your joy * Shake your confidence * Talk you out of your dream * Talk you out of your principles * Tell you what you're capable of or not capable of * Determine your mood * Turn you into a version of yourself you don't like This is not an us-against-them

When your life is at stake, of course you're going to follow doctors' orders. But there are times when it absolutely behooves us to speak up. Example: Several minutes into our first consult, I told my new oncologist that a certain medication was making me swell up

Maybe it's because I'm a former editor whose friends used to call me "Slash." But I cringe when I hear someone say, "He lost his battle with cancer." Or she lost her battle with cancer. Lost? We all realize death is part

I've been listening Mel Robbins' The Let Them Theory on my daily walks. I was so blown away by one particular line, I stopped in the middle of the sidewalk and sent it to myself in a text: "Most people can only meet you as deeply