Tag Archive for: Omega Institute

(Video) What’s the Best Use of My Energy Right Now?
Newsletter, Work Life BalanceIn my late 30's I learned the difference between managing my energy versus managing my time. This was a game changer. Later in my 40's when I was leading a retreat at the Omega Institute, I received an even more powerful gift: the understanding…

The power of sisterhood
Women's Empowerment
“We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present.” ― Marianne Williamson
I once spoke at a girls empowerment conference to a group of three hundred ten to thirteen-year-olds.…

Holding it together is overrated
Life Balance
I’m known as the oldest of seven, the product of overachievers, a hyper-competent “woman who always has answers and knows where she’s going,” the go-to girl–the one who always seems have it together.
And as I move deeper into…

What are you missing?
Mindfulness, Self-Care
In the next three weeks, I will be managing an extra full plate at work: multiple speaking engagements, leading a retreat, finishing a new telecourse and more. And as I look at my schedule--all things I truly love to do and that feed me--at…

Sisterhood
Women's Retreats
“We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present.” ― Marianne Williamson
I once spoke at a girls empowerment conference to a group of three hundred ten to thirteen-year-olds.…

Year-of-Self-Care Mother’s Day Giveaway
Self-Care
Self-care—the art of attuning and responding to your needs and desires—is a moment to moment process. It’s not about adding something to your to-do list; it’s about cultivating a new way of being. Renee Trudeau
I remember the…

What does self-care mean to you?
Self-Care
I just returned from leading a self-renewal retreat for women at a new retreat center in the Midwest. The beautiful women I gathered with from Iowa, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Missouri were all at different life stages but shared…

My 7 Favorite Birthday Presents
Life Balance
January is not my favorite month. I don't like the cold, I love and need lots of sunshine and my birthday--January 7--often brings with it an array of emotions, which often include sadness around not having my mom and dad around to tell me…

Holding it Together is Overrated
Self-Care
I'm the oldest of seven, the product of overachievers, a hyper-competent, perpetual "woman who always has answers and knows where she's going," the go-to girl--the one who seems to always have it together.
Lately I'm questioning how this…