Contributor: Lisa Bien

Lisa Bien is a motivational speaker and coach whose “Morning Motivation” segment on Philadelphia’s PHL17 TV Morning News Program is a hit with viewers. As a regular contributor, she offer tips on a variety of topics that range from relationships and family dynamics to empowering your life and handling the challenges of living during the pandemic. As a proud alumna of Temple University, she also hosts her own Temple TV program, “Your Best Life with Lisa,” formerly known as “BOUNCING BACK with Lisa Bien!” Lisa is the author of three books, “Life Happens: Bounce Back!” and “Divorce Happens:Bounce Back!", where she lays out the Bouncing Back philosophy she developed as she overcame her own hardships. “111 Ways to Bounce Back,” continues her inspiring message, guiding others to bounce back from life’s challenges using her tips combined with focused journaling.

Today a friend told me, “My kids never ask me, ‘how are you?’” This question, these words, are both simple and powerful. Before the pandemic, I didn’t take it personally if I didn’t hear from…

It’s Monday, February 8, and that means that Valentine’s Day is less than a week away, with its emphasis on romantic love, and the unspoken notion that if you don’t have someone right now, you’re…

What did you say? Huh?  One or the other of these questions had become my talking pattern. It was so frustrating for me. I couldn’t engage in genuine conversations because I couldn’t hear. About a…

Recently, I have been meeting a lot of women who are taking that step, you know the step, they are leaping out of their comfort zone and changing their relationship status from married to separated,…

It’s a few weeks into the new year and some of you may be thinking you want to stop your new weight loss challenge, new exercise regimen, or new side business you launched.  We have…

‘Til Death Do Us Part’, right? If only it were that simple. When you leave a marriage, people call it a “failed marriage,” but when people choose to leave a job, people celebrate them for…

I’ve been through it all!  From a struggling single mom who lost her job, filed bankruptcy and finalized her second divorce all in one month, I know what it’s like to bounce back from all…