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(Video) What Does Self-Care Mean to YOU?

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Author and self-care expert Renee Trudeau offers a short video to help create a daily self-care practice.
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Is There A Third Path I’m Not Seeing?

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Ever find yourself at opposite ends of the table (or football field) from a friend or family member around an issue and unable to find a resolution?  This week I'm asking, "Is there a third path I'm not seeing?" Watch my two minute video:  Find…
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(Video) How Can I Be Kinder to Myself?

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Lately I have found myself often saying, "It's a really hard time to be a human."  When things get this intense (monumental natural disasters, seismic political unrest, widespread economic uncertainty, a pandemic that doesn't seem to end) on…
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Who Would I Be Without My Fear?

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Ever notice what your body does when you have fearful thoughts? Often we contract, constrict, become smaller and shut down. Maybe your shoulders hike up, your upper back feels tight or your stomach churns. As author/trauma expert Bessel Van…
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5 ways to have your best day ever

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Lately my schedule has been really erratic. I've been staying with friends and traveling over the last two weeks and my typical, nourishing daily routines took a back seat. But, the one thing I stick to as much as possible-no matter where I…
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5 ways to have your best day ever

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Lately my schedule has been really erratic. I've been staying with friends and traveling over the last two weeks and my typical, nourishing daily routines took a back seat. But, the one thing I stick to as much as possible-no matter where I…
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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