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Connection = good medicine. Are you getting yours?

I recently led a virtual work-life balance retreat for a group of women leaders. At the end of the day, a participant reached out to and tearfully shared, “I had no idea how badly I needed that. Not just the connection with other women, but…

Self-care 101: three ways to begin

Newsletter, Self-Care

Last week I spoke at a women’s life balance event and afterwards I visited with an attendee who asked, “I know self-care is important, but I have no idea what I need and I’m not even sure where to start!” Can you relate?

Are you choosing love … or fear?

Women's Empowerment

This past Sunday evening on Mother’s Day, I returned home from an amazing retreat feeling euphoric and transformed. My husband and son picked me up from the airport. My teen had just returned from a late-night sleepover so my expectations…

5 tips for choosing a therapist

Self-Care

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. Carl Jung In the past month I probably received at least ten requests from friends asking for referrals for great therapists. Whenever these calls come in, I try and get my friends…

9 ways to say no

Self-Care

Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which matter least. Goethe It's October. That time of year when many of us feel like we're running from one thing to the next and there's barely time to catch our breath. As…

career coaching; 9 ways to own your power

Are you at a threshold, too?

Self-Care, Women's Retreats

THRESHOLD noun/thresh·old/ˈthresh-ˌhōld: the starting point for a new state or experience. Yesterday we attended a moving "Ceremony of 13" at our church for my teenage son. Cultures around the world share a tradition of marking…

4 reasons to take a digital detox

Mindfulness

Today marks my first day back in the office after five days unplugged (no computer use, email, TV/movies and only minimal phone use). I took off Thursday morning through Monday night--essentially only 3 work days--and spent the time working…

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.…

Setting a summer intention (+9 ways to say no)

Women's Empowerment

What is your intention for summer 2015? Do you plan to slow down and enjoy unscheduled downtime with your family? Is there a work or creative project you want to complete by early September? Do you desire to reconnect with those…

6 questions to stop you in your tracks

Women's Empowerment

Last Friday I led a one-day self-renewal retreat for wonderful group of women in Austin. It was a wise, creative, contemplative group. There were many insights and “ah-ha’s” shared, but one that stayed with me was, "I never knew a…

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Connection = good medicine. Are you getting yours?

Self-care 101: three ways to begin

Are you choosing love … or fear?

5 tips for choosing a therapist

9 ways to say no

Are you at a threshold, too?

4 reasons to take a digital detox

The power of sisterhood

Setting a summer intention (+9 ways to say no)

6 questions to stop you in your tracks

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