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

Using Humor on Good Days and Bad

Using Humor on Good Days and Bad

Lauren Zander | July 31, 2012

Lighten Up to Live a Happier Life Life is serious business. Of course it is. But have you noticed how…

How Being Uncomfortable Can Feel Great

How Being Uncomfortable Can Feel Great

Lauren Zander | July 31, 2012

Break Out of Comfort Zones to Experience Life to the Fullest The term "comfort zone" has always struck me as…

One Letter Solves Most Problems

One Letter Solves Most Problems

Lauren Zander | July 30, 2012

Lauren Zander's Method for Resolving Unresolved Issues One of the most common questions people ask life coach Lauren Zander is…

Zander: Why Personal Boundaries Matter

Zander: Why Personal Boundaries Matter

Lauren Zander | July 26, 2012

Learning to Create Boundaries for a More Productive Life We hear a lot of talk about the importance of personal…

Who’s In Charge — You or Your Technology?

Who’s In Charge — You or Your Technology?

Lauren Zander | July 23, 2012

Zander on How Technology Steals Intimacy Technology is magical and fantastic -- it takes us to places we’ll never go...…

Don’t Fight Being Human

Don’t Fight Being Human

Lauren Zander | July 20, 2012

How to Use Your Flaws to Become a Stronger, Better Person The list of celebrities getting toppled from their perches…

What Your “Animal Type” Says About You

What Your “Animal Type” Says About You

Lauren Zander | July 20, 2012

People love to describe others by comparing them to animals. Someone who is graceful is like a cat…if you are…

Zander on Using Placebos to Change Your Life

Zander on Using Placebos to Change Your Life

Lauren Zander | July 20, 2012

Write Your Own Prescription to Solve Your Problems The placebo effect has both fascinated and perplexed scientists for ages. In…

How to Keep that New Year’s Resolution to Lose Weight

How to Keep that New Year’s Resolution to Lose Weight

Lauren Zander | July 19, 2012

The Secret to Winning the Weight Loss Battle The holidays and all that eating, drinking and making merry seem a…

Happier Holiday Rituals

Happier Holiday Rituals

Lauren Zander | July 19, 2012

Change What Doesn't Work to Make Rituals Much Richer They're back. The holidays are here again, appearing as they always…

Lauren Zander: The Secret to Facing This Scary World

Lauren Zander: The Secret to Facing This Scary World

Lauren Zander | July 19, 2012

Overcome Fears to Have It All We human beings are an insecure lot. We wish that we were more confident...…

Zander on the Best Valentine’s Day Gift You Could Give, Ever

Zander on the Best Valentine’s Day Gift You Could Give, Ever

Lauren Zander | July 17, 2012

The Art of Apologizing Like You Really Mean It Valentine's Day is around the corner and you are probably pondering…

What You Miss by Not Really Listening

What You Miss by Not Really Listening

Lauren Zander | June 27, 2012

Your friend has been talking for two or three minutes. You nod, smile and then begin to panic a little,…

How to Tame Your Rage

How to Tame Your Rage

Lauren Zander | May 31, 2012

Recently, while lunching with a close friend who is both sophisticated and tolerant, I remarked about the European financial crisis…

Bored People Die Younger

Bored People Die Younger

Lauren Zander | January 4, 2012

How to Beat Boredom and Live a Longer, Happier Life In the 1970s, the then-famous actor George Sanders shocked the…