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You’re Going to Explode! You’re Pissed Off: How to Keep Your Emotions from Taking Over

What do you do when you feel yourself about to react negatively? And thats putting it lightly! You know the point when things are about to get UGG-LY. You feel like you have been pushed too far and youre about to scream. When butting heads with your kids doesnt even come close to describing it? When your co-worker is being completely unreasonable? Your family is driving you MAD! Its a hellish moment and you are on the verge of bursting into a Mommy monster. The key to not reacting is to be the observer. The Observer vs. The Reactor

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A Picture Perfect Family? OH PLEASE…

My Wednesdays are starting to feel like Fridays. After two long days at DWTS, I start to unwind mid-week and rest up for the rest of the craziness. Yesterday in the midst of my chaotic studio demands, I was doing a long, but very deep interview, for Shape magazine. Surprisingly it was less about my body and more about my head. I am shooting a cover this week, which has been a longtime wish of mine. I will be sharing inspirations from my book, philosophies, and of course what I do to stay in shape. The meat of the interview was about what I do to stay sane in this crazy business with the chaos of raising my blended family.