Connection = Medicine for Body, Mind & Soul

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I recently led a virtual work-life alignment retreat for a group of women leaders. At the end of the half-day workshop, a participant reached out and tearfully shared, “I had no idea how badly I needed that. Not just the connection with other…

Want to Feel More Free? Start Here

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Author and self-care expert Renee Trudeau offers a short video on ways to feel more grounded.

What Does It Mean to Live Intentionally?

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I believe that one of the most powerful ways to live purposefully and stay connected to what matters most is to live intentionally. To live from the inside-out. Do you ever wonder how all the day-to-day choices you make, big and small, add…

Ever Taken a Solo Date? Here are My 5 Favs

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Three hours of free time have just "fallen" into your lap. What would you do? This happened to me last Friday and my first thought was, "A movie is an option, but there's nothing I really want to see." After sitting on the couch reflecting…

7 Ways to Have a More Mindful Vacation

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I was visiting with a good friend last week who was feeling exhausted, frustrated and saddened that her recent family vacation was not what she had intended or needed. “We crammed too much in, checked our work email too often and didn’t…

Is Your Pace Sustainable? Release the Need for Speed

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Last week I found myself sitting in my car in a downtown parking garage feeling exhausted. All day I had been juggling traffic, conference calls, schedule changes and work requests from my team. Now, I couldn't find a parking spot, I was late…
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Your Guide for Taking a Personal Retreat (+ 9 helpful tips)

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This month I have been managing so many moving pieces -- working on our new web site, training new team members, booking new speaking engagements and workshops, vetting new partnerships--that I have found it hard just to hear myself think.

What Is Your Summer Intention (+ 9 ways to say “no”)?

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Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly. Pablo Neruda Thursday morning after my forest-based workout, my friend Laura asked me to join her and her kids to pick strawberries. Thinking of the mountains…

Feel It to Heal It: Three Ways to Begin

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I sat next to a college student on the plane recently after coming back from leading a retreat in MA. I listened as she talked about her fears and anxieties around her career path and "What's next?" When I got up to leave, I asked her, “Cristina,…

Feeling Overwhelmed? Try Incremental Self-Care

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Last week, I was visiting with a dear friend who just started an intense graduate program. She also works full-time and is juggling family demands. Her life feels uber-full, and it's often hard for her to make it to a yoga class, to the hiking…

Self-Care is Not Self-Improvement

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One Sunday morning, I was lying in bed reading from author Anne Lamott's beautiful little book Small Victories. In one of her stories about parenting, she shares with a little self-deprecation, but mostly tenderness, how she doesn't bake for…

Holding it Together is Overrated

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As the oldest of seven and the product of overachiever parents, I'm known as a hyper-competent woman "who always has answers and knows where she’s going,” the go-to girl and the person who always seems to have it together. And, as I move…
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