As a Therapist, Educator and Posi ve Living
Expert, Diane has dedicated her career to
helping people turn their lives around and
is now on a mission to help them develop a
sustainable posi ve at-
tude that can actually
turn one into an op -
mist, literally.
Through her three
books, "Crea ng Bal-
ance & Finding Happi-
ness", "Baby Steps: the
Path from Motherhood
to Career" and " Mind-
fully Happy- waking up
to life." Diane has been
speaking and empow-
ering people na on-
wide. She is also an Adjunct in Psychology at
Montclair State University, where her college
work includes mentoring students for per-
sonal issue advisement.
As an expert in her fields of therapy, Lang
has been featured in the Daily Record, Fam-
ily Circle, Family Magazine, Working Mother
Magazine and Cookie Magazine, seen on NJ
12 TV, Good day CT, Style CT, The Veira Net-
work, CBS TV and "Fox & Friends". She has
also par cipated in a reality based Internet
show, ourprisoner.com, hosted Genera on
X- net.
It's funny how many of us spend me look-
ing for answers of why they don't feel impor-
tant or worthy; as if the answer will magically
show up on the home page of psychology to-
day and everything will be fine.
The world of instant gra fica on could not
be less sa sfying.
I find myself searching for answers and feel-
ing lost and alone when I can't find them.
Even though I know everything I'm looking
for can only be found inside myself but yet
my endless search for happiness goes on. It's
a vicious cycle and a new habit that we all
need to break.
It's become a new defense mechanism, it falls
under avoidance.
I can avoid searching within by searching for
answers on the internet which displays facts
but no emo ons or feelings.
Why do we expect the answers to our emo-
onal needs can be found on a blog post or
Web MD?
Instead it's me to search within and find
what you need. Nothing else will do.
We need to do the hard and painful work but
with it comes the reward of peace, answers
and self-worth.
Search Within
By Diane Lang
Diversity Rules Magazine| June 2021 | 13
