
Flow
Life Balance“I often joke with my audiences that I make most of my income on a ski pole. People smile but they get my point. You need to make time for your genius to flow. We get our creative bursts, those idea torrents that take our business and personal…

The Unknown
Self-CareI recently returned from a week-long Shakti Sadhana Women’s Yoga Retreat (dancing with amazing powerful women like Shiva Rea and Wah) at Kripalu, a beautiful retreat center in the Berkshires in upstate MA.
The experience was transformative…

Play
Life BalanceOne of my favorite songs when I was a kid was The Marvelous Toy by Peter, Paul and Mary (the album Peter, Paul and Mommy was constanly playing in our house when I was growing up in the early seventies).
I loved the feeling of wonder and joy…

Thank You Jonah
Self-CareMy husband and I are taking a seven-week parenting class right now.
Most of us weren’t “born” to know how to consciously parent and many of us didn’t have healthy models for how to be in relationship, so getting support on how to do…

Another Serving of Self-Care, Please
Self-CareI’m a bad sick person.
I am rarely sick, I have a naturally high energy level and am used to enjoying good health, so when I do get sick, I tend to fight it.
Finally after several days of feeling crappy last week (a virus from my son), I…

What We Crave: Community & Connection
Women's EmpowermentRecently after speaking at a large women’s conference on the topic of life balance and living life from the inside-out, I was approached by a woman in her late thirties, her eyes were filled with tears.
She shared that while sitting in the…

Summer of …..?
Self-CareI attended a beautiful intimate dinner on Friday evening hosted by a dear friend/mentor/sister. The theme of the gathering: nourishment.
She invited a few close friends who deeply nurtured and nourished her to her gorgeous Mexico-inspired,…

Let Go
Self-CareThe person closest to me in the world had their performance review last week.
He mentioned about two weeks ago that he wanted some coaching to prepare for this (this is something I get paid big bucks to do for others on a regular basis and…

A Soft Place to Fall
Self-Care“Your ordinary self is enough.” Carol Orsborn, author/speaker
I recently spoke at a national women’s conference and had a wonderful conversation with a woman from South Africa who leads groups for domestic violence survivors in PA. We…

I’ll Be Happy When ….?
Self-CareI am in the middle of a big international launch right now to share the self-care themes from my book with the world.
The year-long celebration, which kicks off this Mother’s Day weekend, was inspired by a “visit” from my dad, who passed…

We Are All One
Self-CareA couple of weeks ago, my son and I were out watering some new plants in our yard.
He called out to me in a very disturbed voice to come over to the sidewalk that runs along the side of our home. He had discovered a dead pigeon. It was beautiful…

Slowing Down to the Speed of Life
Life BalanceHave you ever heard the phrase we’re human beings, not human doings?
When I went in to wake up my little guy this morning, he was curled up tightly in a “comforter cocoon” sound asleep. I sat next to him in the dark and gently rubbed…