Jen Frank

I had the good fortune to spend a week in Mexico City in late February. The city was surprisingly green, full of unique neighborhoods, and overflowing with art, culture, history …

Do you have a goal you want to pursue or are you trying to form a new habit and find yourself struggling? Here’s one thing you need to remember: brains …

Last weekend I heard that when we put aside what we are we can begin to know who we are. Whoa, that’s a cool twist on the idea that we …

We don’t control much in life. We can’t control the people or events around us, and that can be frustrating. The answer is to focus on what you can control. …

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Berlin and spending time with my partner’s extended family. I don’t speak German, and the older generations didn’t speak English. It was up …

Meet Hobbes! He is six-and-a-half months and 59 pounds of enthusiasm, curiosity, and naps. Hobbes enjoys drinking out of puddles, gutters and park water fountains – and he likes to …

I was watching a video by organizational psychologist Adam Grant on Instagram where he said he doesn’t like the conventional advice to “play to our strengths.” He feels that keeps …

What do you say when someone gives you a compliment? If you say “thanks so much,” that’s a great response. That’s not what I do. If someone says to me, …

I was working with a client recently and asked her to rate her level of satisfaction about something on a scale of 1 to 10. She said, “I was going …

At the turn of the year, I sometimes post a blog about my dislike of New Year’s resolutions. Instead I talk about some of the things that I find more …