Ever notice what your body does when you have fearful thoughts? Often we contract, constrict, become smaller and shut down. Maybe your shoulders hike up, your upper back feels tight or your stomach churns. As author/trauma expert Bessel Van…

Taped to my laptop is one of my favorite all-time quotes: "Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which matter least."  With this week's Live Inside Out question I'm challenging myself to examine where my energy…

Recently at a porch happy hour with a few friends I asked, "What have you learned about yourself in the last year and what in your life is wanting to shift?" The responses were diverse but passionate.  It was clear everyone had been doing some…

When I was in junior high school and my mom was driving me crazy, one of the ways for us to find connection was through shopping for clothes. I have many memories of standing with her in a boutique or big box department store contemplating whether…