Tag Archive for: self-compassion

(Video) The Reminder We Probably All Need Now
Newsletter, Self-CareEveryone I know has shared how challenging the last two weeks have been. Collectively and individually many of us have been navigating emotionally-wrought times. Even if your own life seems stable, we're all affected by what happens in the "collective"…

Can You Be With Things Exactly As They Are?
Mindfulness, NewsletterEverywhere I go, people are echoing variations of the same song: the last several years changed how I see and feel about everything. I don't want to go back but I'm confused about my next steps. Now what?
Yes we're dynamic and things are…

(Video) How Can I Be More Compassionate with Myself?
Newsletter, Self-CareI'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-CareResearcher 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 I Be My Own Ally?
Newsletter, Self-CareI've got a lot going on right now. It's almost dizzying. It seems many of us have gotten off the pandemic-induced "limbo train" and are starting to move forward.
Yesterday I found myself being critical of all that I had not accomplished. …

Feeling Lost or in Limbo? That’s OK!
Newsletter, Self-CareRecently 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…

(Video) It is Time to Clean My Lens?
Newsletter, Self-CareWhen 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…

How Can I Practice Self-Compassion?
Newsletter, Self-Care, self-compassionYears ago when I was facing a heavy work schedule or juggling a lot of balls, I would push myself harder--convinced that cracking the whip was what I needed to reach the finish line. Those days are long gone. Today I know when I’m navigating…

4 ways to invite in self-compassion
Mindfulness, NewsletterEver notice when you've moved into a place where you see everything that's not working, rather than everything that is?
Last week I was here. Then, I paused. I stepped onto my back porch to look at the trees and drink in the reminder that I'm…

Can you be with things exactly as they are?
Mindfulness, NewsletterEverywhere I go, people are echoing variations of the same song: 2020 changed how I see and feel about everything. I don't want to go back but I'm not sure what direction I should head. Now what? While things are definitely shifting, we can't…

Feeling out of sorts? Start with self-compassion
Mindfulness, NewsletterEver notice when you've moved into a place where you see everything that's not working, rather than everything that is?
Yesterday I found myself in this space. I paused. Then, I stepped on to my back porch to enjoy a tall glass of self-compassion…

Feeling lost and confused? It’s OK
Newsletter, Self-CareI just returned from Ireland and am excited to dive into a creative project I'll be working on this summer in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I am also exhausted from the intense emotional roller-coaster I've been on for the last six months and know I need time for deep relaxation. So this week I'm sitting with how I want to feel on Labor Day and where to direct my energy over the next 90 days. What's your intention for this summer?