Tag Archive for: resiliency

women's retreat

(Video) 5 Tips for Finding Rest & Renewal this Holiday

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"If we're tired we think something is wrong. Nothing is wrong. We're just tired and need rest. Sometimes a lot of it, if we've gone for years vetoing our body's signals. ~ Dr. Claudia Welch This past weekend I could not get enough naps. I was…
work life balance

(Video) 4 Ways to Find Balance During December

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"Beware of a sense of urgency," (wise words from a wonderful mindfulness coach I worked with in the 90s) floated across my mind this weekend as I glanced at my December schedule. Looking at everything I need to do in the next 30 days to move…
self-care

3 Tips for Having Your Best Thanksgiving Ever

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My husband and I are looking forward to some downtime with friends and family this week. We're also pausing before we head to (or host) gatherings to ask: what do we most need right now and how can we make these experiences as intentional, joyful…
self-care

6 Things to Do When the Going Gets Tough

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Many people are struggling right now and barely keeping their heads above water. I was visiting with an old friend yesterday who is battling depression. “It comes and it goes, but when it returns, I often freeze and forget what helps me the…
stress management

Your Homework This Week: 4 Hugs a Day!

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I love my sister-in-law Ronna. The first time I met her, she gave me the most incredible hug. It wasn’t obligatory, wimpy or semi-commital. It was a full-on bear hug, complete with belly contact and a stout, strong, enveloping embrace. She…
self-care

5 Ways to Stay Connected to Your Partner

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Everywhere I turn my friends and clients are navigating choppy waters in their most intimate relationships. The current economic and political climate combined with all the epic changes over the last three years are challenging even the strongest…
mindfulness

Many Things Are True At Once

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Shakespeare said, “Nothing is either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” Around the globe, many of us are experiencing deep frustration, pain and despair right now. Others are expanding joyfully in to radical new ways of being and seeing.…
self-care

Rest is Radical Self-Care: 5 Ways to Begin

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This week I’ve carved out Wednesday afternoon to spend a relaxed hour with my calendar— not penciling things in, but revisiting pending events and making intentional choices that support a more open, spacious, restorative summer schedule. Does…
mindfulness

(Video) How Can You Release Anxiety (3 ways to begin)?

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“Perhaps the biggest tragedy of our lives is that freedom is possible, yet we can pass our years trapped in the same old patterns.” Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance This week, I'm getting real about anxiety and anchoring back to…
mindfulness

(Video) How Can You Do Less (to experience more)?

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Last week I was juggling work deadlines, training a new staff member and packing up to head out of town for vacation. One evening, while driving to my community singing class (an hour away), I found myself feeling more and more tired. More…
self-care

(Video) What Constitutes A Perfect Day for You?

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Over the years, I've learned that how I enter my day is how I do my day. Yesterday, I woke up feeling AMAZING. When I reflected back on the previous 24 hours, I learned a lot about what elements contribute to me having a perfect day (and what…
self-care

(Video) What is the Summer Your Soul Desires?

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“Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.” ― Pablo Neruda, poet/author I fell in love with Western North Carolina in summer 2014 when I was in Asheville doing a book signing. I have traveled…
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*SAVE THE DATE* April 25, 2025 ~ The North Carolina Creativity Conference for Women ~ 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Lake Logan Conference Center, Canton, NC. Registration opens Jan. 1st.

Spring 2025 Women’s Empowerment Communications Internship ~ Interviewing through December. More Details here.