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mindfulness

When We Do Less, We Experience More

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Last week, I was juggling work deadlines, interviewing interns, wrapping up 2025 contracts and packing up to head out of town for two weeks. On Wednesday morning after my meditation, I looked at my too-full work-day and realized that while…
mindfulness

3 Ways to Quell Your Anxiety

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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 Are you normalizing stress? Everywhere I turn men and women are…
living intentionally

5 Ways to Have Your Best Day Ever

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Lately, my schedule has been really erratic. I’ve been traveling and some of my typical, nourishing daily routines took a back seat. But, the one thing I stick to as much as possible—no matter where I am—is entering the day intentionally. Why? Because…
mindfulness

Yes. Many Things Are True At Once

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Shakespeare said, “Nothing is either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” Perspective is everything. Around the country, many are experiencing deep frustration, pain and despair right now. Others are expanding hopefully into what is…

Connection = Medicine for the Body, Mind & Soul

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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 and tearfully shared, “I had no idea how badly I needed that. Not just the connection with other women, but…
mindfulness

7 Ways to Have a More Mindful Vacation

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I was visiting with a good friend last week who was feeling exhausted, frustrated and saddened that her recent family vacation was not what she had intended or needed. “We crammed too much in, checked our work email too often and didn’t…
women's retreat

Why Rituals Matter (and where to begin)

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Life is not a thing to be managed, it is a mystery to be lived. Last weekend my only son graduated from college in Wisconsin. The night before he walked across the stage, my husband and I gathered in an Airbnb with my five siblings—who had…
mindfulness

How Do You Make People Feel?

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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”  Maya Angelou It's a big week for my family. My 22 year-old son is graduating from college this…
mindfulness

Is Your Pace Humane? 8 Ways to Slow Down

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One day I found myself sitting in my car in a downtown Austin parking garage feeling exhausted. All day, I had been juggling traffic, conference calls, schedule changes and work requests from clients. Now, I couldn't find a parking spot, I was…
mindfulness

When We Do Less, We Experience More

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Last week, I was juggling work deadlines, training a new team member and packing up to head out of town. On Wednesday evening, while driving to my community singing class (an hour away), I found myself feeling more and more tired. More than…
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…
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