Lauren Zander

Lauren Zander, cofounder and chairwoman, The Handel Group, New York City. Zander is author of Maybe It’s You: Cut the Crap, Face Your Fears, Love Your Life and creator of The Handel Method. She has spent more than 20 years as a life coach for private clients and has appeared in several publications and television shows. HandelGroup.com

How to Shift the Balance of Power in Your Relationship

How to Shift the Balance of Power in Your Relationship

Lauren Zander | January 22, 2014

In your relationship with your romantic partner, how powerful do you feel? If the answer is “not very,” life coach Lauren…

What It Means That You Weigh What You Do

What It Means That You Weigh What You Do

Lauren Zander | November 12, 2013

How far from your ideal weight are you? Five pounds away? 15? 40? Your exact answer to that question is…

Practicing the Art of Acceptance

Practicing the Art of Acceptance

Lauren Zander | September 17, 2013

In life, there are things we can change…and things we cannot. An example of the latter is what’s happening outside,…

Do You Have a Food Addiction? To Get Over It, Get Honest

Do You Have a Food Addiction? To Get Over It, Get Honest

Lauren Zander | August 20, 2013

Hey you, with your habit of smothering your so-called healthy salad with gobs of the Thousand Island dressing you love…

The Rating System for Better Sex

The Rating System for Better Sex

Lauren Zander | July 8, 2013

It’s interesting how so many Americans find it easy to say exactly how they want things—for example, what goes in…

Free Your Mind from “Crowd-Think”

Free Your Mind from “Crowd-Think”

Lauren Zander | May 20, 2013

A fascinating and disturbing survey illustrates just how rampant is a phenomenon called “crowd-think.” One thousand Americans were asked to…

Zander on How to Stop Interrupting

Zander on How to Stop Interrupting

Lauren Zander | January 15, 2013

Just the other day, I was telling a friend about a situation that had become particularly complicated. I wasn’t even…

Lauren Zander on Giving Hints

Lauren Zander on Giving Hints

Lauren Zander | November 19, 2012

On a recent bus ride, the man sitting next to me kept drumming his fingers on his seat. In the…

Zander on Your Two Cents: Should You Speak Up?

Zander on Your Two Cents: Should You Speak Up?

Lauren Zander | October 22, 2012

Picture this: A close friend confides that he is going to take money out of his retirement account early—even though…

Zander on Personal Power

Zander on Personal Power

Lauren Zander | October 9, 2012

How to Trust Yourself to Do the Impossible Drape a cape on a small child and he/she is instantly transformed…

Be Here Now: How to Help a Loved One

Be Here Now: How to Help a Loved One

Lauren Zander | October 8, 2012

Zander on Other Peoples' Crises A few years ago, a good friend of mine underwent six months of grueling treatment…

Celebrity Sex Scandals — Why They Are Good for Relationships

Celebrity Sex Scandals — Why They Are Good for Relationships

Lauren Zander | October 4, 2012

How Intimate Conversations Can Bring Couples Closer Together With one salacious headline after another, everyone seems to be talking about…

Lauren Zander On Living In an Imperfect World: Are You Being Small?

Lauren Zander On Living In an Imperfect World: Are You Being Small?

Lauren Zander | October 1, 2012

Ever go to a restaurant with someone who asked for, say, extra onions in his salad and then had a…

Unhappy? Three Ways to Turn It Around

Unhappy? Three Ways to Turn It Around

Lauren Zander | September 24, 2012

The Secret to Creating Happiness Poor, Pitiful Me: The second form of unhappiness is more subtle but also surprisingly common.…

Unhappy? Three Ways to Turn It Around

Unhappy? Three Ways to Turn It Around

Lauren Zander | September 24, 2012

Transform Your Life to the One You Really Want We all know people who never seem to be happy. Ask…