Intuition
MindfulnessThis past weekend, my son, husband and I climbed the beautiful, majestic granite Enchanted Rock in the Texas Hill Country. After climbing to the top, we chose to descend down the isolated west side of the rock—which is not on the map and…
Rhythms
Life Balance Cape Flattery, Olympic Peninsula, WA Renee Peterson Trudeau I think one of the most critical pieces to enhancing balance or equilibrium in our lives is the ability to tune into –and listen—to our body and soul’s natural rhythms. For…
Trusting
Self-CareLast night I had the opportunity to have dinner with a dear friend who just celebrated her 49th birthday. We ate at one of my favorite restaurants located in an old house in East Austin, surrounded by two acres of beautiful gardens filled with…
Alignment
Work Life BalanceThis past Saturday morning, my son and I got up early and headed out for a bike ride. We took some new routes through an older neighborhood. Not paying attention, I started to follow him too closely, and my tire knocked his, sending me into…
Loving Kindness
MindfulnessAlthough the holidays can sometimes bring up a lot of old emotional stuff for me (those of you who have experienced loss in your families can relate), I love to see the tremendous generosity that abounds from the human spirit this time of year At…
Possibility
Self-Care One of my favorite writers says our job is to give birth to the best that is within us. Part of that process is being open to what is possible. Often, when my coaching clients are faced with a challenge or they’re at a crossroads in their…
Getting Quiet
Mindfulness Last week while working with a coaching client on some big life decisions, the topic came up about why we make excuses to stay busy and avoid quiet time. Some call this prayer, meditation or reflection—in essence, it’s time to be alone…
Disequilibrium
Self-CareListening to my six-year old practice piano this morning reminded me of the past six weeks. He was playing a simple song with a pleasing melody (on the white keys) that ended in very harsh cords (on the black keys). Most of us enjoy when…
Honoring Your Path
Work Life BalanceI have just finished speaking at several national events and retreats on the topic of how to create balance from the "inside out" (the idea that fancy Blackberries and new organizing systems are truly just time management band-aids; creating…
Extreme Self Care
Self-CareAfter an intense period of back-to-back workshops and retreats, yesterday, I took an "extreme self care" day to rest and rejuvenate. Being out of town (and having staff who had also been away with their families last week), left us all with…
Letting Go
Self-CareI just returned from leading an amazing three day Self Renewal Retreat for Women from around the U.S. at the Crossings and am wiped out! (If you attend retreats--thank your retreat leaders profusely--retreats are wonderful transformative experiences…
Support
Self-CareAs much as I am an advocate of asking for and receiving help (and getting support), I stumble often and see how natural my tendency is to still go it alone. Recently I had the luxury of meeting with an amazing executive coach about honing a…