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self-care

(Video) Are You Standing in Your Power?

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Right before my father died of a sudden, massive heart attack at age 56, he gave me a framed passage of author Marianne Williamson's famous words, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond…
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(Video) Are You Comfortable Living with Polarities?

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Whenever I lead retreats at Kripalu, Esalen or 1440, I love to guide my retreat participants through a mindfulness meditation from Richard Miller called welcoming joy's opposite. When it's over, they often share how challenging it is to…
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(Video) How Well Do I Know Myself?

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Last week I asked myself, "Are you seeing things as they are or are you seeing things as you are?" Knowing ourselves: how we're wired, how we respond to stress and what we need to feel our best, is integral to self-care and being able to…
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(Video) What Does Self-Care Mean to Me?

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I was visiting with a girlfriend yesterday and we were sharing how the current times feel like the period following a bad car accident. The accident (COVID) happens and you're in shock.  For a while you may think, "Everything is fine."…
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Feeling Lost or in Limbo? That’s OK!

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Recently I was leading a retreat for a group of women. While waiting to enter the workshop space one of them asked me, "So how are you doing?" I breathed. Paused. Closed my eyes. And said, "Wobbly."  Everyone around me nodded their heads in…
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(Video) It is Time to Clean My Lens?

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When my son Jonah was in elementary school and we would get in to a disagreement or a sticky spot (he negotiated everything), he would often hold up his hands in a time-out sign and say, "Mom, can we do a re-set?" I shared with him the value…
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How Can I Practice Self-Compassion?

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Years ago when I was facing a heavy work schedule or juggling a lot of balls, I would push myself harder--convinced that cracking the whip was what I needed to reach the finish line. Those days are long gone. Today I know when I’m navigating…
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How Can You Better Support Yourself?

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I've been teaching men and women the art/science of self-care--which I define as the practice of attuning to your needs and desires moment to moment--for more than 20 years.  Over the decades I've observed that when people slow down, pause…
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What Is Uniquely Mine to Do?

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Are you feeling like the pace of life just sped up and opportunities and choices are coming at you like fast balls from every direction? One of our favorite mantras in our office is, "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should."  This is…

A New Way of Being

(This morning I found this scribbled on the back of a page in my journal. It's from the first  week of my summer writing sabbatical. June 22, 2011. You can read more about my summer here.) The deepest part of me desires to WAKE UP and evolve…

Living from the Inside-Out

October overwhelm. It’s an old familiar friend. With my natural proclivity to “always think big” (I am a dyed in the wool entrepreneur!), underestimate how much time is needed for tasks and my tendency to take on too much at one time--I…

Is Life Balance Possible?

This past Thursday I delivered a keynote at a conference to a great group of mid to senior level professionals in the cable television industry. The topic was Reclaim Your Life: Strategies and Insights for Balanced Living. I love watching…
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