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Six Tips For A More Mindful Holiday Season

Recently, my extended family all hopped on a Zoom call to pause, check-in and share our intentions for this holiday season, asking: what's most important to us during our time together and what do we each need when it comes to self-care? We…

Feel Good Fast: The Simple Power of Gratitude

Mindfulness, Newsletter

Growing up our cerebral, overachiever family placed a high value on competency. Often that translated into a critical mindset toward self and others where we frequently saw the bad, before the good. This way of being, like all patterns, became…

Feel It to Heal It: Are You Running from Your Emotions?

emotional self-care, Mindfulness, Newsletter

Are you running from your emotions? During my 20's and 30's, I experienced my parent's divorce, my brother's suicide and the death of my mother and father. All of the pain, sadness, betrayal, anger and abandonment these losses brought up for…

Are You Choosing Love or Fear?

Mindfulness, Newsletter

Lately I've had trouble sleeping. My mind has been latching on to concerning thoughts around family members and has me up at 4:30 a.m. trying to convince me "worrying" will help. Thank goodness I know better. These pre-dawn wake-ups have…

Pause. Are You Honoring Your Journey?

Newsletter, Self-Care

"And, there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own, that kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into the world, determined to do the only thing you could do—determined to save the only life you could save." ~Mary…

Pause. Are You Honoring Your Journey?

Newsletter, Self-Care

Ready to Prioritize Self-Care? 3 Ways to Begin

Featured, Self-Care

Last week I spoke at a women’s life balance event and afterwards I visited with an attendee who asked, “I know self-care is important, but I have no idea what I need and I’m not even sure where to start!” Can you relate?

Sisterhood: Nine Ways to Affirm Women

Newsletter, Women's Empowerment

A few years ago I spoke at a statewide girls empowerment conference to a group of 300 ten to thirteen-year-olds. As I was waiting to go on stage, I overheard a small group of girls talking about their day. One of them was on fire after learning…

5 Reasons to Take a Retreat (+ DIY tips)

Newsletter, Spirituality, Women's Retreats

Throughout my twenties and thirties, when my chest tightened from overwork and I could feel overwhelm lapping at my door, I would increase my work pace, thinking, “I just need to move faster and get more done.” Much of this stemmed from…

Brain Need a Break? Take a Digital Detox

Mindfulness, Newsletter

I recently unplugged for a week to give my brain a rest. I put away my laptop, stayed off TV/screens, and I used my phone only for essential tasks—it was on sabbatical for most of the day. I spent my offline time tending to my herb garden…