ZENandTECH

Georgia and Rene discuss New Year's resolutions -- how to make reasonable goals and how to stick with them, including dieting and nutrition, exercise and weight loss, and getting more from your life.

Georgia and Rene talk about how to plan for stress-free travel and go over gadgets and apps that can help you relax and enjoy your time on the road, in the air, and away from home. This is ZENandTECH!

Georgia and Rene discuss self-esteem, the differences between internal and external, global and situational, what causes negative self-esteem, and how you can start building positive self-esteem back. This is ZENandTECH!

Georgia and Rene discuss ways to de-stress your holiday shopping, and our guide to the best zen and tech gifts for 2011. This is ZENandTECH!

Georgia and Rene discuss strategies for coping with the holidays, including dealing with family, friends... and the in-laws. This is ZENandTECH!

Georgia and Rene discuss how to deal with stress at work, including settings expectations, setting boundaries, communicating, taking breaks, and not becoming a slave to your smartphone. This is ZENandTECH!

Criticism is everywhere. But how well do we handle dishing it out, and how well do we take it? Georgia and Rene talk about why criticism exists, and how to get better at giving and taking it, especially in our modern, often anonymized internet world -- from constructive to destructive to flat out trolling and flaming. This is ZENandTECH.

Georgia and Rene circle back around and review taking care of yourself, working on passive relaxation, setting goals, dealing with negative thinking with positive counter-statements, the importance of play, helping others deal with death, and getting better at communications. This is ZENandTECH!

Georgia and Rene talk about communication, why it's important, what challenges it faces, and to become better at it. This is ZENandTECH!

In a very special episode of ZENandTECH, Georgia and Rene discuss the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, and the challenges involved in helping someone close to you deal with the loss of a loved one.

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Georgia and Rene recap negative thinking, then talk about common types, ways to counter, and the power of positive counterstatements and ways to develop them. This is ZENandTECH!

We can be our own worst bully. If our inner voice pushes us down the path to worry, criticism, victim-hood, perfectionism, and avoidance, our thinking has turned negative and we need to do something about it. This is ZENandTECH!

Georgia and Rene discuss goal setting -- how to set yourself reasonable challenges, better yourself and enrich your life, and how to recover from the stumbles that inevitably crop up along the way. This is ZENandTECH!

Georgia and Rene take breathing to the next level with a guided, passive relaxation exercise to help you take the stress from your mind and body and help you focus, recover, and heal. This is ZENandTECH!