radical self-care Archives

(Video) How Can I Be More Compassionate with Myself?

I'll never forget one day in my late twenties leaving a massage therapy session after a long work week and hearing the practitioner share, "Renee, be gentle with yourself." She stopped me in my tracks. I had no idea what she meant. I left curious…

(Video) How Connected Are You?

emotional self-care, Newsletter, Self-Care

Researcher and journalist Johann Hari, describes in his best-selling book, Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solution nine types of connection that we all need to thrive. He believes connection…

(Video) How Can You Practice Radical Self-Care?

Newsletter, Self-Care

Over the last 25 years I've done a ton of mind/body training, study, research and teaching around how to help people release stress and enhance resiliency. This was motivated by my own struggle with anxiety in my 20s and 30s. Today I can say…

5 Things I Tell My Friends in Transition

Featured, Newsletter, Self-Care

In 1999 right before I went out on my own to launch my first coaching/consulting firm, I remember feeling frustrated, stuck and anxious at my job as a marketing communications director. I was ready for a BIG change, I just wasn't sure which…

In transition? 5 timely tips to help you through

Newsletter, Self-Care

In 1999 before I went out on my own to launch my first coaching/consulting firm, I remember feeling frustrated, stuck and anxious at my job as a marketing communications director. I was ready for a big career change, I just wasn't sure which…

What do you need right now to stay sane?

Newsletter, Self-Care

This past weekend I enjoyed a girls' weekend in the Texas Hill Country. We allowed each other to show up "warts and all." We laughed a lot, had soulful conversations, nourishing food (and wine!), cozy time by the fire, sweet meditations, meandering…

Unexpected Gifts

Self-Care

"Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." - Vivian Green I’ve been writing a lot lately about living in the unknown, the process of birthing “what’s next” and the gifts that can come…

Relationships Are Hard?

Self-Care

I was nervous about writing this post. While I’m quite forthcoming and like to “keep it real” around the challenges and ups and downs in my life, talking about my relationship with my partner is totally different terrain. My parents…

Re-Defining Balance

Work Life Balance

The other night at dinner my eight year-old son asked us what “ponder” means. It got me thinking. Lately, I’ve been getting clearer that I want to reduce the number of hours I work each week. I am really feeling a strong pull to be…

What I Love

Spirituality

I attended a powerful movement/writing workshop this past weekend with Lori Saltzman with The Moving Center School in California. Her work is based on the well known 5 Rhythms developed by Gabrielle Roth. I’m preparing to get back to work…

Honoring Your Rhythms

Self-Care

This was an incredibly full weekend (I helped promote and led a workshop for a wonderful girls empowerment conference, supported artist friends at a community event, attended our annual school fund raiser and had the honor of hosting a 50th…